רחב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ח־ב (r-kh-b)
6 terms

Compare Arabic رَحْب (raḥb), Ge'ez ርሑብ (rəḥub).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʁaˈχav/
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Adjective

רָחָב • (rakháv) (feminine רְחָבָה, masculine plural רְחָבִים, feminine plural רְחָבוֹת) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. wide (broad from side to side)
  2. (of a scope or definition) broad; imprecise; general

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Proper noun

רָחָב • (rakhávf

  1. (biblical) Rahab (a prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies)
  2. a female given name, equivalent to English Rahab

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Noun

רֹחַב • (rókhavm

  1. defective spelling of רוחב