Strong's Hebrew: 7347. רֵחָ֫יִם (recheh) -- Tender, soft, gentle

Strong's Lexicon

recheh: Tender, soft, gentle

Original Word: רֵחֶה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: recheh
Pronunciation: reh'-keh
Phonetic Spelling: (ray-kheh')
Definition: Tender, soft, gentle
Meaning: a mill-stone

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to pulverize; a mill-stone

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent is μύλος (mylos), meaning "to mill or grind"

Usage: The term millstone refers to a large circular stone used in grinding grain into flour. Millstones were often part of a pair, with the upper stone rotating over the lower one. In the Bible, the millstone symbolizes sustenance and the essential labor involved in preparing food. It also represents judgment in figurative contexts.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient agricultural societies, grinding grain into flour was a daily and essential task. Millstones varied in size, from small hand-held ones used domestically to large, heavy stones operated by animals or groups of people. The loss of a millstone could signify economic hardship or famine. Millstones also had legal implications: the Torah forbids taking a millstone as collateral (Deuteronomy 24:6), as it was crucial for sustenance. Figuratively, a millstone was associated with burdens or consequences, as seen in cultural and prophetic imagery.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
(hand)mill
NASB Translation
handmill (1), millstones (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[רֵחַה] noun [masculine], only

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

mill stone

From an unused root meaning to pulverize; a mill-stone -- mill (stone).

Forms and Transliterations

בָרֵחַ֗יִם ברחים הָרֵחָ֑יִם הרחים רֵחַ֖יִם רחים ḇā·rê·ḥa·yim ḇārêḥayim hā·rê·ḥā·yim hareChayim hārêḥāyim rê·ḥa·yim reChayim rêḥayim vareChayim

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Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 11:5
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחַ֣ר הָרֵחָ֑יִם וְכֹ֖ל בְּכ֥וֹר
NAS: is behind the millstones; all
KJV: that [is] behind the mill; and all the firstborn
INT: who is behind the millstones all the firstborn

Numbers 11:8
HEB: וְלָֽקְט֜וּ וְטָחֲנ֣וּ בָרֵחַ֗יִם א֤וֹ דָכוּ֙
NAS: [it] and grind [it] between two millstones or
KJV: [it], and ground [it] in mills, or beat
INT: and gather and grind millstones or beat

Deuteronomy 24:6
HEB: לֹא־ יַחֲבֹ֥ל רֵחַ֖יִם וָרָ֑כֶב כִּי־
NAS: one shall take a handmill or an upper millstone
KJV: No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone
INT: No shall take A handmill an upper for

Isaiah 47:2
HEB: קְחִ֥י רֵחַ֖יִם וְטַ֣חֲנִי קָ֑מַח
NAS: Take the millstones and grind meal.
KJV: Take the millstones, and grind meal:
INT: Take the millstones and grind meal

Jeremiah 25:10
HEB: כַּלָּ֑ה ק֥וֹל רֵחַ֖יִם וְא֥וֹר נֵֽר׃
NAS: the sound of the millstones and the light
KJV: the sound of the millstones, and the light
INT: of the bride the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp