רחוק

Hebrew

Root
ר־ח־ק‎ (r-ḥ-q)

Etymology

Cognate with Tigre ርሑቕ (rəḥuḳʰ, “far”), Dahalik [script needed] (ruḥuq, “far”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈχɔk/

Adjective

רָחוֹק • (rakhók) (feminine רְחוֹקָה‎, masculine plural רְחוֹקִים‎, feminine plural רְחוֹקוֹת‎) [pattern: קָטוֹל]

far, distant; remote

Derived terms

לְעִתִּים רְחוֹקוֹת‎ (le'itím rekhokót, “seldom”)
רָחוֹק מֵהָעַיִן, רָחוֹק מֵהַלֵּב‎ (rakhók meha'ayín, rakhók mehalév)
שְׁמוּעָה רְחוֹקָה‎ (shmuá rekhoká, “(Judaism law) 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
“רחוקה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
“רחוקים” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Adverb

רָחוֹק • (rakhok)

far

Related terms

הרחק‎
הרחקה‎
מרחק‎
ריחוק / רִחוּק‎ (“distance, remoteness”)

Anagrams

רוקח‎

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