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rot, rot´'n-nes (verb רקב, raÌ„kÌ£eÌ„bh, noun raÌ„kÌ£aÌ„bh (rikÌ£kÌ£aÌ„bhoÌ„n, ), with מק, makÌ£, “decay†(), and עבש×, ‛aÌ„bhash, “shrivel†(so the Revised Version margin)): “Rottenness of the bones†(; ; ) is ulceration (caries) of the bones, used as an example of an intensely painful disease. the King James Version, in addition, has “rot†in , , , where the Revised Version (British and American) has “fall away†(× ×¤×œ, naÌ„phal), but a euphemistic paraphrase is in point (see the comms.). In , the King James Version has “old rotten rags†for מלח, melahÌ£, “rag†(the Revised Version (British and American) “wornout garments,†a translation that specializes too far).