ראשון

Hebrew

Root
ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-sh)
11 terms

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Cardinal: אחד (ekhád) Ordinal: ראשון (rishón)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈʃon/

Adjective

רִאשׁוֹן • (rishón) (feminine רִאשׁוֹנָה, masculine plural רִאשׁוֹנִים, feminine plural רִאשׁוֹנוֹת) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

Derived terms

Noun

רִאשׁוֹן • (rishón) m (plural indefinite רִאשׁוֹנִים) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

(Judaism) one of the Rishonim, Jewish sages after the Geonim but prior to the Shulchan Aruch
יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן (yóm rishón, “Sunday”)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew רִאשׁוֹן (rishón).

Noun

ראשון • (rishen) m, plural ראשונים (rishoynem)

(Judaism) one of the Rishonim, Jewish sages after the Geonim but prior to the Shulchan Aruch