resh

American

[reysh] / reɪʃ /

noun

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

resh British

/ reɪʃ, reʃ /

noun

the 20th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ר), transliterated as r

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Etymology

Origin of resh

1895–1900; < Hebrew rēsh, akin to rōsh head

Example Sentences

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

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

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