Rak (רַק) means gaunt in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רַק
rak
adjective
In English
gaunt
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rak.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לא בשימושרזה; דל־בשר.
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת עֹלוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן דַּלּוֹת וְרָעוֹת תֹּאַר מְאֹד וְרַקּוֹת בָּשָׂר לֹא-רָאִיתִי כָהֵנָּה בְּכָל-אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לָרֹעַ. וַתֹּאכַלְנָה הַפָּרוֹת הָרַקּוֹת וְהָרָעוֹת אֵת שֶׁבַע הַפָּרוֹת הָרִאשֹׁנוֹת הַבְּרִיאֹת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rak is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- רַק
- Written without vowel points
- רק
- Said
- rak
- Root
- ר־ק־ק
- Plural
- רַקִּים
- Feminine form
- רַקָּה
- Inflections
- נ' רַקָּה, רַקַּת־; ר' רַקִּים, רַקֵּי־; נ"ר רַקּוֹת
- Gematria
- 300
This is how Rak is said in other languages.
- English
- gaunt
These words mean the opposite of Rak.
- בריאhealthy
- עב בשר
- שמן
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These words rhyme with Rak.
The word Rak comes from the root ר־ק־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Rak in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rak.
What does Rak (רַק) mean in Hebrew?
Rak (רַק) means gaunt. It is said rak, with the stress on rak.
What is the opposite of Rak (רַק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rak (רַק) are בריא, עב בשר, and שמן.
What rhymes with Rak (רַק)?
Words that rhyme with Rak (רַק) include ירק, משחק, חזק, מוצק, חיידק, and מרחק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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