רַתִּיקָה
rattîyqâh · H7572 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Thing
- ChainPrison and penal activity46 verses
Meanings
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chain
A series of metal links or rings fitted into one another and used to joining different objects together; also used for decoration purposes
Examples1 Kings 6:21 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold. And he extended chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- זָהָבgold 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בin/on/with 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 6 words
- כֶּבֶל kebel · H3525 · fetters, shackles
- Both denote restraint devices that bind, whether fetters for the feet and limbs or linked metal chains.
- אֲזִקִּים ʼăziqqîym · H246 · chains, fetters
- Both lexemes denote chains (physical restraints/ornamental cords), a genuine semantic overlap suitable for near-synonymy.
- אֵסוּר ʼêçûwr · H612 · thong, strap, bond
- Both denote restraint devices, such as a band, fetter or chain, which can substitute for each other in contexts of binding or imprisonment.
- עֲבֹת ʻăbôth · H5688 · rope, cord
- Both words denote binding or fastening devices. עֲבֹת (ʻăbôth, H5688) has a broader range (band, cord, rope, thick bough, wreathen chain), while רַתִּיקָה (rattîyqâh, H7572) is specifically a chain; they overlap in the sense of chain.
- שַׁרְשְׁרָה sharshᵉrâh · H8333 · chain
- Both words denote physical chains. They are two distinct Hebrew words for the same concrete object and could substitute in sense.
- זִיקָה zîyqâh · H2131 · chains, fetters, firebrand
- זִיקָה (zîyqâh, H2131) (7×) is polysemous (also "fetter, firebrand, spark") while רַתִּיקָה (rattîyqâh, H7572) (1×) appears only as "chain"; both rare terms for restraining chains or bonds.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Cords001003001001004
- 1 Kings 6:21 describes Solomon extending "chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary," directly attesting this word's sense of a linking chain.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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