← All word studies · Scripture answers
רֶגַע
regaʻ · Hebrew · Strong's H7281 · 22 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “suddenly”
What it means
a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time
from H7280 (רָגַע).
How the KJV renders it
instant, moment, space, suddenly
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“suddenly”
“instant”
also renders hṓra (G5610)
Where it appears
22 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Exodus 33:5 HNcmsaEzekiel 26:16 HR/NcmpaEzekiel 32:10 HR/NcmpaEzra 9:8 HNcmsaIsaiah 26:20 HNcmsaIsaiah 27:3 HR/NcmpaIsaiah 47:9 HNcmsaIsaiah 54:7 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 54:8 HNcmsaJeremiah 4:20 HNcmsaJeremiah 18:7 HNcmsaJeremiah 18:9 HC/NcmsaJob 7:18 HR/NcmpaJob 20:5 HNcmsaJob 21:13 HC/R/NcmsaJob 34:20 HNcmsaLamentations 4:6 HNcmsaNumbers 16:21 HR/NcmsaNumbers 16:45 HR/NcmsaPsalm 6:10 HNcmsaPsalm 30:5 HNcmsaPsalm 73:19 HR/Ncmsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.