˜yÐÄvlog

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[ reysh ]

noun

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


resh

/ reɪʃ; reʃ /

noun

  1. the 20th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ר), transliterated as r
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of resh1

1895–1900; < Hebrew °ùŧ²õ³ó, akin to °ùŲõ³ó head
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of resh1

from Hebrew, from °ùŲõ³ó head
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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 daleth meaning four would easily be misread for resh meaning 200.

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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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