רִקָּבוֹן
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. decomposition, rot (uncountable)
2. corruption, immorality (by extension, figuratively)
Pronunciation
rikavón
Examples3
חוֹבַת ריסוס נֶגֶד רִקָּבוֹן חֹם קַיֶּמֶת בכֹּל פרדסי הָאָרֶץ.
The obligation to spray against heat rot exists in all orchards of the country.
יַחְשֹׁב לתֶּבֶן בַּרְזֶל לעֵץ רִקָּבוֹן נְחוּשָֽׁה׃
He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
גּוּפָת יַלְדָּה במַצָּב רקבון נִמְצְאָה בצִדי הַדֶּרֶךְ.
The badly decomposed body of a young girl was found on the side of a highway.