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רָצַע

ra.tsa

to bore

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Strong’s H7527Verb1 time in the Hebrew Bible

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Translated as

he will pierce1

In the text

Exodus 21:6וְרָצַע
then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רָצַע vb. bore, pierce;—Qal Ex 21:6 (E)

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.