# רָקַב (raqav)

Israeli respelling: ra-qav. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7537. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

to decay (as by worm-eating)

King James renderings: rot.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/raqav-h7537

## Occurrences

- [Proverbs 10:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/10/7) — The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
- [Isaiah 40:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/40/20) — He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a g…