Ra'ashan (רעשן) means rattle in Hebrew.
It can also mean ratchet and noisemaker. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
rattle, ratchet, noisemaker
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ra'ashan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צעצוע המשמיע קול טורדני בעת נענועו.
- 2אדם שמרעיש בצורה כלשהי, בין אם על־ידי דיבור או על־ידי כל דבר אחר.
The word Ra'ashan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רַעֲשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- רעשן
- Said
- ra'ashan
- Root
- ר־ע־ש
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- רַעֲשָׁנִים
- Inflections
- ר' רַעֲשָׁנִים
- Gematria
- 620
This is how Ra'ashan is said in other languages.
- English
- rattle, ratchet, noisemaker
These words mean nearly the same as Ra'ashan.
- קרקש
- קשקשןbabler
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These words mean the opposite of Ra'ashan.
- שתקן
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These words rhyme with Ra'ashan.
The word Ra'ashan comes from the root ר־ע־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Ra'ashan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ra'ashan.
What does Ra'ashan (רעשן) mean in Hebrew?
Ra'ashan (רעשן) means rattle, ratchet, and noisemaker. It is said ra'ashan, with the stress on shan.
What is a synonym for Ra'ashan (רעשן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ra'ashan (רעשן) are קרקש and קשקשן.
What is the opposite of Ra'ashan (רעשן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ra'ashan (רעשן) are שתקן.
What rhymes with Ra'ashan (רעשן)?
Words that rhyme with Ra'ashan (רעשן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רעשן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.