Strong's H7553 · Hebrew
רִקְמָה
riqmâh · /rik-maw'/
Definition
variegation of color; specifically, embroidery
KJV: broidered (work), divers colours, (raiment of) needlework (on both sides).
Root / derivation: from H7551 (רָקַם);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רִקְמָה across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Ezekiel8 verses
I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
Ezekiel 16:13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
Ezekiel 16:18And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
Ezekiel 17:3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: divers: Heb. embroidering
Ezekiel 26:16Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. trembling: Heb. tremblings
Ezekiel 27:7Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. blue: or, purple and scarlet
Ezekiel 27:16Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. the wares: Heb. thy works agate: or, chrysoprase
Ezekiel 27:24These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. all: or, excellent things clothes: Heb. foldings
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7553 (riqmâh) mean?
variegation of color; specifically, embroidery
How many times does H7553 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7553 (רִקְמָה) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “work.”
How is riqmâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7553 is rendered as “work” (5×), “broidered” (2×), “colours” (2×), “needlework” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word רִקְמָה come from?
from H7551 (רָקַם);