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rwḥ (a/a) vb. to be spacious
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√ rwḥ, rwḥˀ n.f./m.
Gpəˁalto be spacious4 senses▶
1
to be spacious
Syr, JBA
P Ez41:7↗ ܕܢܪܘܚ ܒܝܬܐ‏ ; BT San 7a(19)↗ האי תגרא לא דאמי אלא לצנורא דבדקא כיון דרוח רוח‏ : a quarrel is just like the channel of a sluice: When it becomes wide it stays wide
(1)
fig.: to be extensive
JBA
BT BB 43a(35)↗ כיון דרווח‏ : when (charity) has become extensive
(1)
שׁמעתא : (legal tradition) to be explained easily
JBA
BT BM 84a(50)↗ הוה מקשי לי עשרין וארבעה קושיאתא ופריקנא ליה ארבעה ועשרין פירוקי עד דרווחא שמעתא‏ : he would raise 24 objections to me and I would resolve it for him with 24 explanations until the tradition became clear
2
to be relaxed, comfortable
JLAtg, Syr, JBA
TgJ Na1:9↗ תַרתֵין זִמנִין רְוַח בָתַר עָקָא‏ : twice did he find comfort after oppression
(1)
רווח דעתיה : to feel comfortable
JBA
BT Ned 40a(37)↗ תלת שעי קמיית׳ רווח׳ דעתי׳ בתריית׳ תקיף חולשי׳‏ : the first three hours he feels better, the last his illness is more intense
(2)
impersonal + l_ : to be refreshed
Syr, LJLA
TgPs6:4↗ עד אימתי רווח לי‏ ; TgJob32:20↗ אימליל וירוח לגרמי‏ : I will speak and refresh myself
3
to be profitable
JBA
BT BM 105a(7)↗ הני בי תרי דעבדי עיסקא בהדי הדדי ורווח‏ : that partnership that did business with each other and it was profitable
4
to give space to (error for D?)
JLAtg
TgJ Is49:20↗ רְוַח לִי וְאַתֵיב‏ : give me space to stay †
Dpaˁˁelto widen2 senses▶
1
to widen
Syr
P Dt12:20↗ ܢܪܘܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܬܚܘܡܟ‏ : the Lord your God will expand your territory ; P Is30:33↗ ܪܘܚܬ ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܪܗ‏
2
to give relief
LJLA
PJ Deut28:29↗ ותהון טביעין מילכא טבא לרווחי עקתכון‏ : you will be asking for good advice in order to relieve your distress
Cˀafˁelto give space to4 senses▶
1
to give space to
Gal, Syr, JBAg
P Gn26:22↗ ܗܫܐ ܐܪܘܚ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ‏ ; IShGF 109:21 ארוחו ליה לגברא טבא‏
(1)
to widen, expand
Palmyrene, Syr, JBA
P 2S22:37↗ ܐܪܘܚܬ ܦܣܥ̈ܬܝ‏ : you widened my steps ; P Je22:14↗ ܥ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ‏ ; BT Šab 146b(2)↗ דזימנין דלא תיקניה מעיקר׳ ואתי לארווחי‏ : for sometimes he did not prepare (the hole properly) originally and intends to expand it
(1)
fig. : to give an expansive explanation
JBAg
ISGF 36:11 רובה דטעמי דפשיטין ומרווחין בבריאתא‏ : the abundance of reasons that are clear and expanded upon in the barraitot
(2)
to vacate
JLAtg
TgJ 1Sam20:25↗ וַהְוָה אַתרָא דְדָוִיד מַרוַח‏ : David's place had been vacated
2
to aid, bring relief
Gal, Sam, Syr, LJLA
MarqePoem1:12↗ וארוחת לון מכל עקה‏ : you relieved them from every trouble ; P Ps4:2↗ ܒܐ̈ܘܠܨܢܝ ܐܪܘܚܬ ܠܝ‏ ; ITim5:10↗ ܐܲܪܘܚܲܬ݂ ܠܲܐܠܼܝܨܸܐ̈‏ ; TgLamYemWT 3:56↗ לא תכסי אודנך מלקבלא צלותי לארווחותני בגין בעותי‏ : do not cover your ear from accepting my petition to give me relief on account of my prayer
(1)
to give as relief, provide alms generously
Syr
Jul xvii:2 ܥܬܝܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܲܪܘܲܚ‏ ; LG 29:11(3)↗ ܘܸܐܡܲܬܝ ܕܼܐܝܬ ܠܸܗ ܘܠܵܐ ܡܲܪܘܲܚ ܠܡܲܢ ܕܲܣܢܼܝܩ ܥܠܲܘܗ̄ܝ‏ : when he has something but does not relieve someone who needs it
(2)
to placate
Syr
IshGen 196:29↗ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ ܣܓ̈ܕܬܐ ܢܪܝܚܝܗ݀ ܠܚܡܬܗ ܘܠܚܘܬܪܗ ܘܪܡܘܬܗ ܕܥܣܘ‏ : so that by means of these bows he might placate Esau's anger, pride, and haughtiness
3
to profit
Gal, JBA
PTNed 39.b:21[2]↗ חד בר ^נש^ נדר דלא מרווחא‏ : a certain person vowed not to make a profit ; BT BM 73a(37)↗ אנא מנטרנא להו עד אייר ומרווחנא להו בכמה‏ : I shall wait for them until Iyyar (when the crops are fully ripe), and I shall make a much greater profit for them
(1)
w. תרעא : to ease the market price
JBA
BT BM 60b(1)↗ משום דקא מרוח ליה לתרעא‏ : because it is easing the market price
4
to improve something
JBA
BT Šab 151b(48)↗ האי כוחלא עד ארבעין שנין מירווח מכאן ואילך אפי׳ מלי כאכסנא דגרדאי אוקומי מוקים ארווחי לא מרווח‏ : as for kohl: up to age forty years it improves, thereafter even if one uses (a cosmetic stick) as thick as a weaving pin, it in no way improves
Gtˀeṯpəˁelimpersonal with ל_ :to be relieved of illness3 senses▶
1
impersonal with ל_ :to be relieved of illness
JLAtg, Sam
TgJ 1Sam6:3↗ תִתַסוֹן וְיִתרְוַח לְכוֹן‏
(1)
to be made spacious for
JBA
SM 24(20):95.1(39)↗ איתעביד ליה ניסא אירויחא ליה ארעא מתחותוהי‏ : a miracle was done for him and beneath him the earth became spacious (i.e., instantly traversed)
2
(interpretation) to be extensive, stated at length
JBAg
OH San 181:19 text not cited
3
to be healed of childlessness
JLAtg, Sam, LJLA
TgO Gen20:17↗ וְאִתרְוַחוּ‏ ; PJ Gen20:17↗ ואסי אלקים ית אבימלך וית אינתתיה ולחינתוי ואיתרווחו‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be expanded2 senses▶
1
to be expanded
Syr
ENchr1<sup>2</sup> 175:10 ܐܬܪܘܚ ܡܣܓܕܐ‏
2
to get relief
Syr
Am7 104:3↗ ܘܛܠܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܪܵܘܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܡܝܬܐ‏ : the girl neither got better nor died ; ActsThom 187:2↗ ܘܠܐ̈ܠܝܨܐ ܥ݁ܒܕ ܗܘܐ ܕܢܬܪܘܚܘܢ‏ : he made the oppressed get relief ; IshPs 5(5)↗ ܫܐܘܠ܃ ܕܒܝܕ ܙܡܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܬܪܘܚ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܡܥܣܐ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ‏ : Saul, who got relief from the demonic torment through David's singing
(1)
to have one's child delivered
Gal, Syr
SYAP 47:31↗ חתן וכלה יתרווחון‏ : the groom and bride shall have many children ; BalJos 249:4↗ ܡܝܬܬ ܠܗ݀ ܡܢ ܕܐܬܪܘܚܬ‏ : she died after having given birth
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Gt (ˀeṯpəˁel)
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Note the overlap with rwḥ #1 in the figurative meanings and see the note there. The two verbs are distinguished by morphology, semantics, and the extent to which the noun ryḥ, ryḥˀ as opposed to rwḥ, rwḥˀ influences the semantics.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1445[718]DJPA: 518aDJBA: 1062Jastrow: 1456Drower/Macuch: 428J. Payne-Smith: 533Levy Ch-W: 2:411Tal Sam: 821aDNWSI: 1062Qumran: 220
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