Rashi (ראשי) means chief in Hebrew.
It can also mean main. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
chief, main
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rashi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בחשיבות העליונה
The word Rashi is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- רָאשִׁי
- Written without vowel points
- ראשי
- Said
- rashi
- Root
- ר־א־ש
- Plural
- רָאשִׁיִּים
- Feminine form
- רָאשִׁית
- Inflections
- נ' רָאשִׁית, ר' רָאשִׁיִּים, נ"ר רָאשִׁיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 511
This is how Rashi is said in other languages.
- English
- chief, main
These words mean nearly the same as Rashi.
- עיקרי
- קרדינליcardinal
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Rashi.
- משני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Rashi.
The word Rashi comes from the root ר־א־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Rashi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rashi.
What does Rashi (ראשי) mean in Hebrew?
Rashi (ראשי) means chief and main. It is said rashi, with the stress on shi.
What is a synonym for Rashi (ראשי)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rashi (ראשי) are עיקרי and קרדינלי.
What is the opposite of Rashi (ראשי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rashi (ראשי) are משני.
What rhymes with Rashi (ראשי)?
Words that rhyme with Rashi (ראשי) include חופשי, נשי, אנושי, מוחשי, נשי, and חרישי.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראשי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.