H7554. raqa
[רָקַע] verb beat, stamp, beat out, spread out (Late Hebrew id.; Hiph`il, Aramaic רְקַע Aph`el, both spread out, and derivatives; Syriac press down ([Luke 6:38] ᵑ6), spread out, also consolidate; Arabic patch, put on a patch, repair, compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic patch, swaddling-bands, SchwIdioticon 90; Phoenician מרקע platter, or bowl, of gold CISi. 90, 1); —
Qal Imperfect1singular suffix אֶרְקָעֵם [2Sam 22:43] I will stamp them down (probably gloss to אֲדִקֵּם preceding, of. Bae[Psa 18:43]); Imperative בְּדַגְלְךָ רְקַע [Ezek 6:11] beat (stamp) with thy foot, in token of contemptuous pleasure, compare Da (|| בְכַמְּךָ הַכֵּה); so Infinitive construct suffix בְּרָ֑גֶל רַקְעֲךָ [25:6] (|| יָד מַחְאֲךָ); Participle active as substantive construct (Ges§ 65d) הָאָרֶץ רֹקַע (i.e. ׳י) he that (beateth out) spreadeth out the earth [Isa 42:5], ׳הַא רֹקַע [44:24], הָא ׳רוֺקַע [Psa 136:6].
Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ בַּזָּהָב [Isa 40:19] a goldsmith with gold over-layeth it (literally beateth it out3masculine plural הַזָּהָב מַּחֵי אֶתֿ וַיְרַקְּעוּ [Exod 39:3] they beat out the plates of gold; suffix צִמּוּי וַיְרִקְּעוּם [Num 17:4] they beat them out as plating.
Pu`al Participle מְרֻקָּ֑ע כֶּסֶף [Jer 10:9] silver beaten out.
Hiph`il Imperfect2masculine singular לִשְׁחָקִים עִמּוֺ תַּרְקִיעַ [Job 37:18] canst thou make with (= like) him a spreading for clouds (spread out clouds; cf, רָקִיעַ)?