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rwḥh, rwḥtˀ (rawḥā, rwaḥṯā/arwaḥṯā) n.f. space; relief
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space
Syr
P Gn32:17↗ ܐܪܘܚܬܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܪܐ ܠܓܙܪܐ‏ : make a space between one flock and the other
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spacious place
Syr, LJLA
P Ho4:16↗ ܘܡܟܝܠ ܢܪܥܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܒܪܘܚܬܐ‏ : therefore the Lord will shepherd them like a lamb in a spacious place [MT: בַּמֶּרְחָב] ; TgPs66:12↗ ואפיקתנא לרוחתא‏
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ܪܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܝܕ̈ܝܐ : wide open space, spaciousness
Syr
IshGen 110:19↗ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܝܕ̈ܝܐ‏ : to this wide-open land
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lit.: breathing room
Syr
Geop 36:8↗ text not cited : [Greek διάπνευσις, i.e., breathing room for the vines]
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relief, comfort
JLAtg, Gal, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgO Ex8:11↗ וַחזָא פרעה אְרֵי הְוָת רְוַחתָא‏ ; SYAP 946:5↗ דיהב רווחה לכל נפש דליה צווחה‏ : who gives relief to every soul that cries out to him ; SamTgJ Ex8:11↗ וחזה פרעה הלא הות רוחה‏ : Pharaoh saw that there was relief ; P Ex8:11↗ ܘܚ݂ܙܐ ܦܪܥܘܢ ܕܗܘ݂ܬ ܪܘܚ݂ܬܐ‏ : pharaoh saw that there was some relief ; P Job36:16↗ ܘܪܘܚܬܐ ܚܠܦ ܥܩܬܐ‏ : comfort instead of stress ; IICor8:13↗ ܕ݁ܠܲܐܼܚܪ̈ܵܢܸܐ ܬܸ݁ܗܘܸܐ ܪܘܵܚܬ̇ܵܐ‏ : here should be relief for others ; TgLam3:56↗ לא תכסי אודנך מלקבלא צלותי לרוחתי לבעותי‏ : do not keep your ear from accepting my prayer, for my comfort
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(gram.) vowel o ! see s.v. rwyḥ adj.
Syr
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Syr., CPA also ܐܪܘܚܬܐ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1447[719]DJPA: 518aJastrow: 1457J. Payne-Smith: 534Levy Ch-W: 2:411Tal Sam: 821aDCPA[Schulthess]: 28[]

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