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Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Arabic رَاعٍ (rāʕin, “herdsman”) and Biblical Hebrew רֹעֶה (roʕɛ́, “herdsman”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rē'ûm m (base rē'i, plural rē'û) (from Old Akkadian on)
- participle of 𒊑𒂍𒌝 (re'ûm, “to pasture”):
- shepherd, herdsman
- (transferred) shepherd, protector (of humanity, of the land, etc.)
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References
- “rē'û”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011