- Original: רכס - Transliteration: Rakac - Phonetic: raw-kas' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to bind - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2166 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to tie: - bind. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • bind, 2 Exodus 28:28; Exodus 39:21