רקד

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Aramaic[edit]

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רקד (rəqaḏ)

  1. to dance
  2. to mourn, to lament

Hebrew[edit]

Root
ר־ק־ד (r-q-d)

Etymology[edit]

Direct cognate of Aramaic רקד, related to Arabic رَقَصَ (raqaṣa)

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

רָקַד (raqád) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction).

  1. dance, skip
    • Tanach, Psalms 114:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      הֶהָרִים רָקְדוּ כְאֵילִים גְּבָעוֹת כִּבְנֵי־צֹאן׃
      he-harím raqdú kh-eilím; g'va'ót kivnéi-tson.
      The mountains skipped like rams, The hills like young sheep.

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