ראשון

Hebrew

Root
ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-š)
Hebrew numbers (edit)
10
א׳
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    Cardinal: אחד ('ekhád)
    Ordinal: ראשון (rishón)

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. first
  2. earliest
  3. best

Derived terms

Noun

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

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

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew רִאשׁוֹן (rishón).

Noun

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

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