רבע

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ב־ע (r-b-ʿ)

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible:

A primitive root (rather identical with H7250 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible through the idea of sprawling at all fours (or possibly the reverse is the order of derivation); compare H702 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible); properly to be four (sided); used only as denominative of H7253 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible; to be quadrate: - (four-) square (-d).

Noun

רֹבַע • (róva) m

1. defective spelling of רובע

Noun

רֶבַע • (réva) m (plural indefinite רְבַעִים)

1. quarter, one fourth

Derived terms

• רִבְעוֹן (rivon)

References

• H7251 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “רבע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Anagrams

• בער, עבר, ערב, רעב