ראשון
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Hebrew
| Root |
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| ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-š) |
| 10 | ||||
| א׳ 1 |
2 → | 10 → | ||
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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)
Derived terms
- סַמָּל רִאשׁוֹן (samál rishón)
- עֶזְרָה רִאשׁוֹנָה ('ezrá rishoná)
- רִאשׁוֹנִי (rishoní)
- רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן (rishón l'tsiyón)
Noun
רִאשׁוֹן • (rishón) m (plural indefinite רִאשׁוֹנִים)
- (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