רגל

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רגל¹

  • /riɡl/
  • /ˈrɛ.ʁɛl/
  • [ˈʀɛː.ʁɛl]
  • /ˈra.ʁal/
  • [ˈræː.ʁæl]
  • /ˈre.ɢel/ Persian
  • [ˈre.ʁel] Persian
  • /ˈre.ʁel/
  • /ˈre.ʁel/ East
  • /ˈre.ɡel/ West
  • /ˈʁ̞e.ɡel/
  • /ˈʁe.ɡel/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *rigl-.

noun רֶגֶל · régel · רגליים · רַגְלַיִם · רְגָלִים

  1. foot, leg וְרַגְלֵיהֶם רֶגֶל יְשָׁרָה וְכַף רַגְלֵיהֶם כְּכַף רֶגֶל עֵגֶל וְנֹצְצִים כְּעֵין נְחֹשֶׁת קָלָל׃
  2. leg (as of a table or chair) וּמָה כִּסֵּא שֶׁל שָׁלֹשׁ רַגְלַיִם אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לַעֲמוֹד לְפָנֶיךָ בִּשְׁעַת כַּעְסֶךְ; כִּסֵּא שֶׁל רֶגֶל אֶחָד — עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה!
  3. foot (unit of length)
  4. Biblical time, instance, occurrence וַיִּפְתַּח יְהֹוָה אֶת־פִּי הָאָתוֹן וַתֹּאמֶר לְבִלְעָם מֶה־עָשִׂיתִי לְךָ כִּי הִכִּיתַנִי זֶה שָׁלֹשׁ רְגָלִים׃
  5. pilgrimage, festival רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, הָרָאוּי לִפְסָחִים, פְּסָחִים קֹדֶם לָרֶגֶל שְׁלשִׁים יוֹם:
  6. spy, informant

רגל²

verb רִגֵּל · rigél

  1. construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of ריגל

In English

  • leg lower limb from groin to ankle
  • foot part of human body
  • informant one who relays confidential information

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"רגל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%9C. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

רגל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%9C

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"רגל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {רגל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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