The meaning of “רָקִיק”
Understanding râqîyq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cake, wafer. - a thin cake 1) thin cake, wafer
רָקִיק
cake, wafer. - a thin cake 1) thin cake, wafer
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 29:23 | “And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord:” Word: רָקִיק (râqîyq) | |
| Leviticus 7:12 | “If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.” Word: רָקִיק (râqîyq) | |
| Numbers 6:19 | “And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:” Word: רָקִיק (râqîyq) | |
| 1 Chronicles 23:29 | “Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;” Word: רָקִיק (râqîyq) |