resh

[ reysh ]

noun
  1. the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin of resh

1
1895–1900; <Hebrew rēsh, akin to rōsh head

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resh

/ (reɪʃ, Hebrew reʃ) /


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

Origin of resh

1
from Hebrew, from rōsh head

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