- Reading
- rōqaḥ
- Confidence
- Speculative
- Root
- *rVḳVḥ- ‘to mix aromatics, compound ointment’ 1…
- Kind
- Commodity
- Language
- Semitic
- Rank
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Compared forms
- Hebrewrōqaḥrōqaḥ ‘compounded perfume’ (Exod 30:25, 35); rōqēaḥ ‘perfumer’ (Exod 30:25; 37:29)
- Ugaritic𐎗𐎖𐎈rqḥrqḥ ‘perfumer, druggist’ (DULAT 734); rqḥ ‘perfume, ointment’ (GlOS 2, 165)
- EblaiteGIŠ.NAGA = rí-ga-tum ‘spiced, oily ointment’; Ì.RÁ.RA = ra-gi-um ‘oil-perfumer’ (GlOS 2, 165)
- Akkadianraqqû in bīt raqqî ‘perfume makers’ bureau' (CAD R 174)
Attestations1 cited
- SY Za 11RO-QA
Commentary
SY Za 11, the sole word on a stone vessel from the Syme sanctuary: · RO-QA. Heb. rōqaḥ ‘compounded perfume’ (Exod 30:25, 35), final ḥ unwritten; a label for the vessel’s contents. Rival: rōqēaḥ ‘perfumer’ (Ug. rqḥ, DULAT 734), the maker or owner. One attestation. See *401, OLE+RI, VIN+RA and RO-KE.
On the 3D inscriptions
Not written on any of the 82 inscriptions modelled so far.