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Rashi

American  
[rah-shee] / ˈrɑ ʃi /

noun

  1. Solomon ben Isaac, 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.


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Rashi told her she didn’t want to be a lawyer because she couldn’t see herself defending criminals.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Rashi Kaslow sat on the deck of a boat he bought from a friend for just $1 before the fire.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

With its powerful infrared vision, researchers Rashi Jain and Yogesh Wadadekar observed a system that closely resembles the Milky Way, even though it formed when the Universe was roughly a tenth of its current age.

From Science Daily Dec. 3, 2025

Renowned for his keen intellect, Friedman was an expert hand at analyzing the writings of Rashi, a medieval rabbinical specialist in the Talmud.

From Washington Times Apr. 8, 2020

William thought about the texts that he and I had read together—the great Rashi, who had shown our bishops the errors in our translations of the Hebrew Bible.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

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