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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

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

The daleth meaning four would easily be misread for resh meaning 200.

The mistake doubtless arose from the fact that the copyists mistook the Hebrew letter 'resh' for a Hebrew letter 'daleth'.

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