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Be moist

רָטֵבStrong’s H7372

ratav (ra-tav)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Ratav is the Hebrew word usually translated “are wet”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.”
Job 24:8 KJV
Meaning
  1. (Qal) to be moist
How it's translated
  • they are wet 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Job 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    רָטֵב ratav · be moist

    (Qal) to be moist

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.