רעש

Hebrew

Root
ר־ע־שׁ (r-ʿ-sh)
3 terms

Pronunciation 1

Noun

רַעַשׁ • (rá'ashm (plural indefinite רְעָשִׁים, plural construct רַעֲשֵׁי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. noise, noisiness
  2. commotion, ado, hype
  3. (metonymic) earthquake
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 38:19, with translation of the New International Version:
      וּבְקִנְאָתִי בְאֵשׁ־עֶבְרָתִי דִּבַּרְתִּי אִם־לֹא בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה רַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל עַל אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל.
      uvəqin'atí uvəésh-'evratí dibbartí im-lo bayóm hahú yihyé rá'ash gadól 'al admát israél.
      In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
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Pronunciation 2

Verb

רָעַשׁ • (ra'ásh) (pa'al construction)

  1. To be noisy.
Conjugation
Conjugation of רָעַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לרעוש / לִרְעֹשׁ
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first רָעַשְׁתִּי רָעַשְׁנוּ
second רָעַשְׁתָּ רָעַשְׁתְּ רְעַשְׁתֶּם1 רְעַשְׁתֶּן1
third רָעַשׁ רָעֲשָׁה רָעֲשׁוּ
present רוֹעֵשׁ רוֹעֶשֶׁת רוֹעֲשִׁים רוֹעֲשׁוֹת
future first אֶרְעַשׁ נִרְעַשׁ
second תִּרְעַשׁ תִּרְעֲשִׁי תִּרְעֲשׁוּ תִּרְעַשְׁנָה2
third יִרְעַשׁ תִּרְעַשׁ יִרְעֲשׁוּ תִּרְעַשְׁנָה2
imperative רְעַשׁ רַעֲשִׁי רַעֲשׁוּ רְעַשְׁנָה2

1 Pronounced רָעַשְׁתֶּם and רָעַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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