Meanings
reshut1
verbreshut (third-person singular simple present reshuts, present participle reshutting, simple past and past participle reshut)
present singular third person reshuts · participle present reshutting
- transitiveTo shut again.
reshut2
noun
- JudaismAn optional prayer.
Arvit is a reshut (an optional prayer) and although it has become established and is now mandatory, the Amidah is not repeated by the Sheli'ah Tzibbur.
1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 162
Origin
reshut · noun
- Hebrewרְשׁוּת
- Englishreshut
From Hebrew רְשׁוּת.
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APA
reshut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshut
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“reshut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshut. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reshut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reshut.
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