rasha

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Pronunciations

roshe (RAW-shuh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A wicked man.

Example Sentences

  • "I can just sense deep down that he's a rasha..." (Glinert)

  • "A person who walks around thinking that others think he’s a rasha is most likely suffering from depression, OCD, or paranoia." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH רשע rasha > Y רשע roshe

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      rashe, roshe, rushe

Notes

  • plural: 'resha'im' or 'resho'im'

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