הולך רגל

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word הולך רגל. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word הולך רגל, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say הולך רגל in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word הולך רגל you have here. The definition of the word הולך רגל will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofהולך רגל, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hebrew

Etymology

Roots
ה־ל־ך (h-l-k)
ר־ג־ל (r-g-l)

From הוֹלֵךְ־ (holékh-, walker-of) + רֶגֶל (régel, foot).

Noun

הוֹלֵךְ־רֶגֶל (holékh-régelm (plural indefinite הוֹלְכֵי־רֶגֶל, feminine counterpart הוֹלֶכֶת־רֶגֶל)

  1. A (male) pedestrian: a person who is walking on foot.
    • 2005, אסף גברון (translator), Audrey Niffenegger (English author), “אשתו של הנוסע בזמן” (The Time Traveler’s Wife), Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan, Dvir (publishers), →ISBN, page 272:
      בנייני האבן האפורים כהים מהגשם והעצים מטפטפים טיפות שמנות וקפואות על הולכי הרגל.
      binyanéi-ha'éven ha'aforím kehím mehagéshem v'ha'etsím m'taft'fím tipót sh'menót k'fu'ót al hol'khéi-harégel.
      The gray stone buildings are dark with rain and the trees drip fat icy drops on passersby.[1]

References

  1. ^ English from: Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Harcourt (2004), →ISBN, page 310.

Further reading