רָקַם

Strong’s Definition

to variegate color, i.e. embroider; by implication, to fabricate

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

embroiderer, needlework, curiously work.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to variegate, mix colors
• 2.(qal) variegator (worker in colors) (participle)
• 3.(pual) to be skilfully wrought or woven

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râqam; Pronunciation: raw-kam'