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

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