- Original: רקב - Transliteration: Raqab - Phonetic: raw-kawb' - Definition: 1. rottenness, decay (always fig) - Origin: from H7537 - TWOT entry: 2213a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H7537 ; decay (by caries): - rottenness (thing). Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • rottenness, 4 Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 14:30; Hosea 5:12; Habakkuk 3:16 • thing, 1 Job 13:28