rē'ûm
Appearance
Akkadian
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Etymology
[edit]Compare Arabic رَاعٍ (rāʕin, “herdsman”) and Biblical Hebrew רֹעֶה (roʕɛ́, “herdsman”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /reːˈʔuːm/
Noun
[edit]rē'ûm m (base rē'i, plural rē'û) (from Old Akkadian on)
- participle of 𒊑𒂍𒌝 (re'ûm, “to pasture”):
- shepherd, herdsman
- (transferred) shepherd, protector (of humanity, of the land, etc.)
Alternative forms
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References
[edit]- “rē'û”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011