Rashi

See also: rashi

English

Etymology

From Hebrew רַשִׁ״י (rash"i), acronym of רַבִּי שְׁלֹמֹה יִצְחָקִי (rabí sh'lomó yitskhakí).

Proper noun

Rashi

  1. Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, a medieval Rabbi from Troyes, known for his commentary on the Hebrew Bible and Babylonian Talmud.
    • 2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency‎[1]:
      The new book enlarges the genealogical pyramid, connecting it to Rabbi Jehiel Lurie, head of the 13th-century rabbinical court in Brest-Litovsk, then back to Rashi and beyond.
  2. Rashi's commentary on the Hebrew Bible or Talmud.
  3. A semicursive typeface for the Hebrew alphabet, customarily used for printing Rashi's commentaries.

Noun

Rashi (plural Rashis)

  1. (countable) a single piece of Rashi's commentary on the Hebrew Bible or Talmud
    The first Rashi on the Torah explores the purpose of the book of Genesis.
    We had to memorize two Rashis for homework.

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