רעש

Hebrew

Root
ר־ע־שׁ (r-ʿ-sh)
3 terms

Pronunciation 1

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈraʕʃ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈra.ʕaʃ/ [ˈʀaː.ʕaʃ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈra.ʕaʃ/ [ˈræː.ʕæʃ]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈra.ŋaʃ/ (West), /ˈra.ʕaʃ/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈra.(ʔ)aʃ/, /ˈra.ŋaʃ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈra.(ʔ)aʃ/, /ˈra.ʕaʃ/

Noun

רַעַשׁ • (rá'ash) m (plural indefinite רְעָשִׁים, plural construct רַעֲשֵׁי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A noise, noisiness.
2. Commotion, ado, hype.
3. An earthquake
   • Tanach, Ezekiel 38:19, with translation of the New International Version:

     וּבְקִנְאָתִי בְאֵשׁ־עֶבְרָתִי דִּבַּרְתִּי אִם־לֹא בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה רַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל עַל אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל.

     uvəqin'atí uvəésh-'evratí dibbartí im-lo bayóm hahú yihyé rá'ash gadól 'al admát israél.

     In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

Derived terms

• יַחַס אוֹת לְרַעַשׁ (yákhas ót l'rá'ash, “signal-to-noise ratio”)
• רַעַשׁ וְצִלְצוּלִים (rá'ash v'tsiltsulím)
• רַעַשׁ לָבָן (rá'ash laván)

Pronunciation 2

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /raːˈʕaʃ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /rɔːˈʕaʃ/ [ʀɔːˈʕaːʃ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /rɔˈʕaʃ/ [rɔːˈʕæːʃ]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /raˈŋaʃ/ (West), /raˈʕaʃ/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /rɔˈ(ʔ)aʃ/, /rɔˈŋaʃ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /raˈ(ʔ)aʃ/, /raˈʕaʃ/

Verb

רָעַשׁ • (ra'ásh) (pa'al construction)

1. To be noisy.

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָעַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לרעוש / לִרְעֹשׁ
		action noun		—
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	רָעַשְׁתִּי		רָעַשְׁנוּ
	second	רָעַשְׁתָּ	רָעַשְׁתְּ	רְעַשְׁתֶּם1	רְעַשְׁתֶּן1
	third	רָעַשׁ	רָעֲשָׁה	רָעֲשׁוּ
present		רוֹעֵשׁ	רוֹעֶשֶׁת	רוֹעֲשִׁים	רוֹעֲשׁוֹת
future	first	אֶרְעַשׁ		נִרְעַשׁ
	second	תִּרְעַשׁ	תִּרְעֲשִׁי	תִּרְעֲשׁוּ	תִּרְעַשְׁנָה2
	third	יִרְעַשׁ	תִּרְעַשׁ	יִרְעֲשׁוּ	תִּרְעַשְׁנָה2
imperative		רְעַשׁ	רַעֲשִׁי	רַעֲשׁוּ	רְעַשְׁנָה2

¹ Pronounced רָעַשְׁתֶּם and רָעַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• הִרְעִישׁ
• מִרְעָשׁ
• נִרְעָשׁ
• רַעֲשָׁן
• רַעֲשָׁנִי

References

• H7493 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• ערש
• עשר
• רשע
• שער