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rax רַךְ ‘tender’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāxax רָכַךְ ‘be tender’
Roots: רכך

rax adj
1) tender, soft, delicate, weak
 1a) tender, delicate (of flesh)
 1b) weak of heart, timid
 1c) soft (of words)
  1c1) gentle words (subst)

Mentioned in Genesis 18:7, 33:13, 29:17 Deuteronomy 20:8, 28:54, 28:56 2 Samuel 3:39 Isaiah 47:1 Ezekiel 17:22 Proverbs 4:3, 15:1, 25:15 Job 40:27 1 Chronicles 29:1, 22:5 2 Chronicles 13:7

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