רִקְמָה
riqmâh · rik-maw'
variegation of color; specifically, embroidery
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7551 (רָקַם);
variegation of color; specifically, embroidery
- variegation of color
- specifically, embroidery
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: broidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).
Letters
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › what comes behind, the returning cycle › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to reveal, behold
The head, the highest of what comes behind, the returning cycle of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רִקְמָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 11 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and broidered work3 · 25%
- of needlework1 · 8%
- of needlework on both sides1 · 8%
- and of divers colours1 · 8%
- in raiment of needlework1 · 8%
- thee also with broidered work1 · 8%
- thy broidered1 · 8%
- which had divers colours1 · 8%
- their broidered1 · 8%
- with broidered work1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.