רָכַךְ

Strong’s Definition

to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(be) faint(-hearted), mollify, (be, make) soft(-er), be tender.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to be tender, be soft, be weak
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(pual) to be softened
• 4.(hiphil) to cause to be weak
• 5.(niphal) tender

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râkak; Pronunciation: raw-kak'