רָגַע

Strong’s Definition

properly, to toss violently and suddenly (the sea with waves, the skin with boils); figuratively (in a favorable manner) to settle, i.e. quiet; specifically, to wink (from the motion of the eye-lids)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

break, divide, find ease, be a moment, (cause, give, make to) rest, make suddenly.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to act in an instant, stir up, disturb
• 2.(qal) to stir up, disturb
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(hiphil) to make a twinkling
• 5.to rest or repose, be at rest or repose, settle, quiet, give rest
• 6.(hiphil)
• 7.to harden

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râgaʻ; Pronunciation: raw-gah'