רחב

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ר־ח־ב (r-kh-b)

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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רָחָב (racháv) (feminine רְחָבָה, masculine plural רְחָבִים, feminine plural רְחָבוֹת)

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

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Proper noun

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רָחָב (rachávf

  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

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רֹחַב (róchavm

  1. defective spelling of רוחב