resh

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/ɹɛʃ/

noun

The twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). It is homologous with Greek rho and Latin r.

OriginProto-Semitic *raʾš- →
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Meanings

resh1

nounresh (plural reshes)

plural reshes · alternative reh · alternative reysh · alternative reish

  1. The twentieth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). It is homologous with Greek rho and Latin r.

Resh2

proper nounResh (plural Reshes)

plural Reshes

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*raʾš-“head”
  2. Englishresh

From Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”). Doublet of ras (“Ethiopian king”) and ras (“headland”), and related to reis.

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Translations

Catalan reix
  • reixSemitic letter
Finnish reš
  • rešSemitic letter
French rèch, resh
  • rèchSemitic letter
  • reshSemitic letter
Hebrew רֵישׁ, ר
  • רֵישׁ (resh)Semitic letter
  • רSemitic letter
Yiddish ריש
  • ריש (reysh)Semitic letter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with resh

freshmeshBangladeshfleshrefreshPradeshRameshRajeshGaneshfeisafresheshthreshgeisteshTeschgeasspeshseshAndhra PradeshArbëreshBayou Techebobèchecalèche
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Anagrams

hersSherHSerRSeH
Cite this entry
APA

resh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resh

MLA

“resh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “resh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/resh.

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