Rechah — the meaning of the Hebrew name רֵכָה

רֵכָה

Rêkâh · pronounced ray-kaw' · Strong's H7397 · a place

Rechah means softness.

Built from

רָכַךְ râkak (probably feminine from, H7401) — to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figuratively open in the lexicon ›

probably feminine from H7401; softness; Rekah, a place in Palestine.

1Chr 4:12 And Eshton begat Beth–rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir–nahash. These are the men of Rechah. (KJV)

5 occurrences in 5 verses — 1 Chronicles, Jeremiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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