- Original: רקב - Transliteration: Raqab - Phonetic: raw-kab' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to rot - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2213 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to decay (as by worm eating): - rot. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • rot, 2 Proverbs 10:7; Isaiah 40:20