Limitless Word
רָקָבrâqâb/raw-kawb'/
HebrewH75385 occurrences (KJV)

decay (by caries)

KJV renders it: rottenness (thing).

Where it appears

  • Job 13:28though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
  • Prov 12:4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
  • Prov 14:30The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.
  • Hos 5:12Therefore I am to Ephraim like a moth, and to the house of Judah like rottenness.
  • Hab 3:16I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.