Rats (רץ) means courier in Hebrew.
It can also mean messenger, runner, and bishop. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
courier, messenger, runner, bishop
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Rats.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשליח מהיר הרץ ברגליו.
וְנִשְׁלוֹחַ סְפָרִים בְּיַד הָרָצִים אֶל-כָּל מְדִינוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד אֶת כָּל הַיְּהוּדִים.
- 2אתלט קל רגלים המתמחה במרוצים.
- 3כלי במשחק השחמט, אשר יכול לנוע אך ורק באלכסון.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rats is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רָץ
- Written without vowel points
- רץ
- Said
- rats
- Root
- ר־ו־צ
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- רָצִים
- Feminine form
- רָצָה
- Inflections
- נ' רָצָה; ר' רָצִים
- Gematria
- 290
This is how Rats is said in other languages.
- English
- courier, messenger, runner, bishop
- Russian
- гонец, скороход, бегун, слон
- Spanish
- estafeta, corredor, alfil
These words mean nearly the same as Rats.
These words come before and after Rats in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rats.
What does Rats (רץ) mean in Hebrew?
Rats (רץ) means courier, messenger, and runner. It is said rats, with the stress on ts.
What is a synonym for Rats (רץ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rats (רץ) are שליח and שגריר.
Is Rats (רץ) masculine or feminine?
The word Rats (רץ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רָצִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רץ of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.