רחוק
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ר־ח־ק (r-kh-q) |
| 5 terms |
Etymology
Cognate with Tigre ርሑቕ (rəḥux̣, “far”), Dahalik [script needed] (ruḥuq, “far”).
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /raːˈħoːq/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /rɔːˈħoːq/, [ʀɔˑˈħoː.oq]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /rɔˈħøɡ/, [rɔ(ː)ˈħøːɡ] (Sanaani), /rɔˈħeq/, [rɔ(ː)ˈħeːq] (Sharaabi)
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʁaˈχok/
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Adjective
רָחוֹק • (rakhók) (feminine רְחוֹקָה, masculine plural רְחוֹקִים, feminine plural רְחוֹקוֹת) [pattern: קָטוֹל]
Derived terms
- לְעִתִּים רְחוֹקוֹת (le'itím rekhokót, “seldom”)
- רָחוֹק מֵהָעַיִן, רָחוֹק מֵהַלֵּב (rakhók meha'ayín, rakhók mehalév)
- שְׁמוּעָה רְחוֹקָה (shmu'á rekhoká, “belated news of someone's having died”)
- התפוח לא נפל רחוק מהעץ (“the apple does not fall far from the tree”)
References
- H7350 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “רחוק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Adverb
רָחוֹק • (rakhok)
Related terms
- הרחק
- הרחקה
- מרחק
- ריחוק / רִחוּק (“distance, remoteness”)