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רץ

עברית

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רץ

  • /ʁat͡s/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Compare Ge'ez ሮጸ (roṣä, “to run”).

In the chess sense, likely a semantic loan from German Läufer.

verb רָץ · rats · לָרוּץ · רִיצָה · רַצְתִּי · רַצְנוּ

  1. construction pa'al To run; to move forward quickly on legs. הוא רץ מהר.
  2. construction pa'al To run; to go fast, to visit quickly. רצתי לחנות.
  3. construction pa'al To run for office as a candidate.

noun רָץ · rats

  1. A runner: a messenger who runs on foot.
  2. A runner: one who competes in a foot-race.
  3. A stripe, a band.
  4. bishop

In English

  • run to move quickly on two feet
  • bishop chess piece
  • jog to move in an energetic trot

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {רץ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%A5},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}