H7401–רָכַךְ–ra.khakh

Give ear, O Israel: today you are going forward to the fight; let your heart be strong; do not let uncontrolled fear overcome you because of those who are against you;

יֵרַ֣ךְ ye.Rakh “be timid”

Because your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before me, when you had word of what I said against this place and its people, that they would become a waste and a curse, and you gave signs of grief, weeping before me: truly, I have given ear to y

רַךְ־ rakh- “it was soft”

And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.

רַךְ־ rakh- “it was soft”

For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.

הֵרַ֣ךְ he.Rakh “he has made faint”

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

רַכּ֖וּ ra.Ku “they were soft”

The body, from head to foot, is all diseased; it is a mass of open wounds, marks of blows, and broken flesh: the flow of blood has not been stopped, and no oil has been put on the wounds.

רֻכְּכָ֖ה ru.ke.Khah “it has been softened”

And say to him, Take care and be quiet; have no fear, and do not let your heart be feeble, because of these two ends of smoking fire-wood, because of the bitter wrath of Rezin and Aram, and of the son of Remaliah.

יֵרַ֔ךְ ye.Rakh “it be weak”

So that your hearts may not become feeble and full of fear because of the news which will go about in the land; for a story will go about one year, and after that in another year another story, and violent acts in the land, ruler against ruler.

יֵרַ֤ךְ ye.Rakh “it should be weak”