To mix
רָקַחStrong’s H7543raqach (ra-qach)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Raqach is the Hebrew word usually translated “perfumer”, “mixed” and “mix”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.”
Meaning
- To mix, compound(Qal) · (Pual) mixed (participle) · (Hiphil) to mix
How it's translated
- a perfumer 4
- mixed 2
- he will mix 1
- and mix 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 4
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Ezekiel 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 30:33Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
- Exodus 30:35And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
- Exodus 37:29And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
- 1 Chronicles 9:30And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.
- 2 Chronicles 16:14And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
Hebrew dictionary
רָקַח raqach · to mix
1) to mix, compound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to mix, compound 1a2) compounder, mixer, perfumer (participle) (subst) 1b) (Pual) mixed (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to mix
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mix” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MIX, verb transitive
preterit tense and participle passive mixed or mixt. [Latin misceo, mixtum; Heb. to mix ]
- To unite or blend promiscuously two or more ingredients into a mass or compound; applied both to solids and liquids; as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines.
- To join; to associate; to unite with in company.
- To join; to mingle.
- To unite with a crowd or multitude.
All definitions and other forms of “mix”
MIX, verb intransitive
To become united or blended promiscuously in a mass or compound. Oil and water will not mix without the intervention of a third substance.
- To be joined or associated; as, to mix with the multitude, or to mix in society.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.