רגל

See also: רגׄל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ג־ל (r-g-l)

Compare Aramaic רִגְלָא (riḡlā), Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛɡɛl/

Noun

רֶגֶל • (régel) f (dual indefinite רגליים / רַגְלַיִם, plural indefinite רְגָלִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. foot, leg
2. leg (as of a table or chair)
3. foot (unit of length)
4. (Biblical Hebrew, only) time, instance, occurrence (e.g. Numbers, 22:28)

Declension

Declension of רֶגֶל

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	רֶגֶל	first	רַגְלִי		רַגְלֵנוּ
	definite	הָרֶגֶל	second	רַגְלְךָ	רַגְלֵךְ	רַגְלְכֶם	רַגְלְכֶן
	construct	רֶגֶל־	third	רַגְלוֹ	רַגְלָהּ	רַגְלָם	רַגְלָן
dual	indefinite	רַגְלַיִם	first	רגליי / רַגְלַי		רַגְלֵינוּ
	definite	הָרַגְלַיִם	second	רַגְלֶיךָ	רגלייך / רַגְלַיִךְ	רַגְלֵיכֶם	רַגְלֵיכֶן
	construct	רַגְלֵי־	third	רַגְלָיו	רַגְלֶיהָ	רַגְלֵיהֶם	רַגְלֵיהֶן

Usage notes

• The plural form רְגָלִים is used only for the meaning of "instance, occurrence", and survived in Modern Hebrew only in certain idioms. For the meaning "leg", the dual form serves as the plural form too in both Modern and Biblical Hebrew (according to the traditional Tiberian vocalization).
• Each of the words רגל and פעם, which are synonymous in Biblical Hebrew, has acquired its own distinct meaning in Modern Hebrew. While רגל is used today only in the meaning of "leg", פעם is used only in the meaning of "instance, occurrence".

Derived terms

• כדור רגל
• כדורגל m (kadurégel)
• כף רגל
• על רגל אחת
• שלוש רגלים
• מרבה רגליים
• הולך רגל
• פשיטת רגל

See also

• אצבע f (étsba)
• יד f