רָקָב râqâb

Meaning

decay (by caries)

In the King James Version: rottenness (thing).

Derivation: from H7537 (רָקַב);

Where it is used

• Job 13:28 So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.
• Proverbs 12:4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
• Proverbs 14:30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
• Hosea 5:12 So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.
• Habakkuk 3:16 I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.