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[ reysh ]

noun

  1. the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.


resh

/ reɪʃ; reʃ /

noun

  1. the 20th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ר), transliterated as r
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of resh1

1895–1900; < Hebrew rēsh, akin to rōsh head
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resh1

from Hebrew, from rōsh head
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Example Sentences

He's prisident iv th' Pome Supply Company,—fr-resh pothry delivered ivry day at ye'er dure.

It is not until the second century that a Resh-Galutha, by name Achiya, is visible through the deep obscurity of antiquity.

Whenever the Resh-Galuta invited Sheshet to partake of his hospitality he was met by a repeated refusal.

Indeed, they enjoyed a measure of autonomy in internal affairs, under a chief who was entitled Exilarch (Resh-Galutha).

The Jewish chief priest may be said to be the successor of the exilarch or resh galutha of the earlier period.

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