Where does “לעיתים רחוקות” come from?

לעיתים רחוקות (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לְעִתִּים, from Hebrew קָרוֹב — close, near.

לעיתים רחוקות (Hebrew): seldom

Definitions

  1. seldom

Ancestry of “לעיתים רחוקות”, step by step

לעיתים רחוקות traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לְעִתִּים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְעִתִּים—
2Hebrewקָרוֹבclose, near

via Hebrew רָחוֹק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewרָחוֹקfar, distant, remote
Every word from Hebrew קָרוֹב →Every word from Hebrew לְעִתִּים →