Etymology

Resheph

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Today it means: A god associated with plague, featured in Eblaite, Ugaritic, and Egyptian myth Full definition →

Hebrew רֶשֶׁף ← xeb 𒀭𒊏𒊓𒀊
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  1. xeb · derived from𒀭𒊏𒊓𒀊
  2. Hebrew · derived fromרֶשֶׁף
  3. English todayResheph

Probably from Hebrew רֶשֶׁף, but ultimately from Eblaite 𒀭𒊏𒊓𒀊 (ra-sa-ap). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎗𐎌𐎔 (ršp), Egyptian ršpw

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