ריקבון

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Hebrew

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Root
ר־ק־ב (r-q-b)

Noun

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ריקבון / רִקָּבוֹן (rikavónm (singular construct רִקְבוֹן־)

  1. (uncountable) decomposition, rot
    • Tanach, Isaiah 41:27, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבֹון נְחוּשָֽׁה׃
      He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
    • 1976 November, השדה [ha-Sadéh], volume 56, הסתדרות הפועלים בא״י:
      חובת ריסוס נגד ריקבון חום קיימת בכל פרדסי הארץ.
      The obligation to spray against heat rot exists in all orchards of the country.
  2. (by extension, figuratively) corruption, immorality
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