רֶגַע regaʻ

Meaning

a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time

In the King James Version: instant, moment, space, suddenly.

Derivation: from H7280 (רָגַע).

Where it is used

• Exodus 33:5 For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”
• Numbers 16:21 “Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
• Numbers 16:45 “Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.
• Ezra 9:8 But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
• Job 7:18 that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?
• Job 20:5 the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
• Job 21:13 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
• Job 34:20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
• Psalms 6:10 All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
• Psalms 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
• Psalms 73:19 How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
• Isaiah 26:20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
• Isaiah 27:3 I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
• Isaiah 47:9 These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.
• Isaiah 54:7 “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
• Isaiah 54:8 In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.
• Jeremiah 4:20 Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
• Jeremiah 18:7 At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
• Jeremiah 18:9 And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom,
• Lamentations 4:6 The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned to help her.
• Ezekiel 26:16 All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.
• Ezekiel 32:10 I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’