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[ reysh ]
noun
- the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
resh
/ reɪʃ; reʃ /
noun
- the 20th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ר), transliterated as r
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
The daleth meaning four would easily be misread for resh meaning 200.
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The mistake doubtless arose from the fact that the copyists mistook the Hebrew letter 'resh' for a Hebrew letter 'daleth'.
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