Hebrew

Noun

רְחוֹב • ‎(rekhóv) m ‎(plural indefinite רְחוֹבוֹת, singular construct רְחוֹב־)

1. (modern) street
2. (Biblical Hebrew) open square, plaza (e.g. 2 Chronicles, 32:6; Ezra, 10:9)

Usage notes

The meaning "open square" is never used in Modern Hebrew, not even as a borrowing in literature or flowery expressions. Instead, the words רחבה and כיכר are used in all contemporary contexts and registers. In the Hebrew Bible the word חוץ (="outside") is used for "street". This usage survived in Modern Hebrew only in its plural form חוצות.

Anagrams

• בחור