רכא

רֵיכָא, רֵכָאm. (רְכַךְ) (delicate; cmp. פנק a. derivatives, nobleman, freeman. B. Bath.4a את לאר׳ ולא ברר׳ (Ms. M., v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) thou (Herod) art neither a noble nor the son of a noble; ומנלן דהאיר׳ לישנא דמלכותא הוא Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) and whence can we prove that rekha has the meaning of royalty (aristocracy)? Answ. ref. to רך (2 Sam. 3:39); to אברך (Gen. 41:43); Yalk. Deut. 913.