*rgʕ: 'to congeal, harden; to come to rest, be quiet'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*rgʕ
Meaning	'to congeal, harden; to come to rest, be quiet'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	rāgaʿ qal (Jb 7:5); nif. hērāgǝʿî (Jr 47:6); hif. hirgîaʿ (Dt 28:65; Is 34:14) (HALOT 1188)	HALOT 1188	gloss withheld
Geez	ragʿa (LGz. 463); rəguʿ; margəʿ (LGz. 464)	LGz. 463; LGz. 464	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	rägʿe (LGz. 464)	LGz. 464	gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 464 sets Hebrew rāgaʿ 'form a crust, come to rest' beside the Geez and notes the sense 'be calm, quiet' in both; it keeps Hebrew rgʿ 'stir (the sea)' (Jb 26:12, Is 51:15) apart, with Nöldeke and Buhl, and calls Barth's comparison with Arabic rajaʿa 'return' unlikely. HALOT 1188 compares Geez ragʿa 'coagulated, frozen', takes one Hebrew root, and cites Delekat's oldest meaning 'to contract, get lumpy'. Not 153 *ʕalaḳ- 'coagulated blood' or 3136 *šqṭ 'to be at rest'.

Updated 28 October 2026

*rgʕ: 'to congeal, harden; to come to rest, be quiet'

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