Hebrew word
râbaʻ
raw-bah'
רָבַע
What it means
to be quadrate
Where it comes from
a primitive root (rather identical with râbaʻ (רָבַע) through the idea of sprawling 'at all fours' (or possibly the reverse is the order of deriv.); compare ʼarbaʻ (אַרְבַּע)); properly, to be four (sided); used only as denominative of rebaʻ (רֶבַע)