*rVqVʿ-: 'spread out'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	r-q-ʿ (BDB 955); rqyʿ (BDB 956) (HALOT 1290)	BDB 955; BDB 956; HALOT 1290	gloss withheld
Arabic	raqqaʿa 'patch, spread out' (Aramaic Root Atlas 0775)	Aramaic Root Atlas 0775
Judaic Aramaic	rəqaʿ (HALOT 1291); rqyʕ (DNWSI 1084)	HALOT 1291; DNWSI 1084	gloss withheld
Phoenician	mrqʿ (Krahmalkov 313; HALOT 1291)	Krahmalkov 313; HALOT 1291	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	rəqaʿ (HALOT 1291)	HALOT 1291
Tigrinya	raqqēʿe (HALOT 1291)	HALOT 1291

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

HALOT 1290 gives Mandaic rqiha 'sky, firmament' beside Hebrew rāqîaʿ. Lane 1137 marks Arabic ar-raqīʿ 'the first heaven' tropical.

Updated 22 October 2026