רעידה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ע־ד (r-ʿ-d)

From רָעַד (ra'ád, “shake”) +‎ ־ה (-á, “-ing”). Credited to Rashi.

Noun

רְעִידָה • (r'ida) f [pattern: קְטִילָה]

1. trembling, shaking, tremor
2. quaking, quake, earthquake

   הפעם האחרונה שהייתי פה הייתה אחרי הרעידה בסאדונה

   The last time I was here was after that quake in Sedona.

Synonyms

• (earthquake): רְעִידַת אֲדָמָה (r'idát-adamá)

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987) “רְעִידָה”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 622(?)
• “רעידה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language