Reshut (רשות) means permission in Hebrew.
It can also mean elective, authority, and Behörde. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
permission, elective, authority, Behörde
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Reshut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זכות לעשות דבר מה אשר ניתנה.
- 2בהשאלהשאינו חובה או מצוה.
- 3שטח מוגדר בשימוש מסוים ובשליטה בו.
- 4בעלות, שליטתו הקניינית של אדם.
The word Reshut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רְשׁוּת
- Written without vowel points
- רשות
- Said
- reshut
- Root
- ר־ש־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלוּת
- Plural
- רְשׁוּיוֹת. רְשׁוּתִי רְשׁוּתוֹ
- Inflections
- ר' רְשׁוּיוֹת. רְשׁוּתִי רְשׁוּתוֹ
- Gematria
- 906
This is how Reshut is said in other languages.
- English
- permission, elective, authority, Behörde
- German
- Befugnis, Erlaubnis
These words mean nearly the same as Reshut.
- אישורconfirmation
- אפשרותpossibility
- בחירה
- בעלות
- היתר
- הסכמה
- קניין
- תחום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Reshut.
These words rhyme with Reshut.
The word Reshut is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נבל ברשות התורה
- רשות הרבים
- רשות היחיד
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Reshut comes from the root ר־ש־ה, like these words.
This is where the word Reshut comes from.
רְשׁוּ. אוגריתית אִרשְׁת ỉršt בקשה, משאלה, הזמנה מסוחר. השוו גזרון ארשת.
These words come before and after Reshut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Reshut.
What does Reshut (רשות) mean in Hebrew?
Reshut (רשות) means permission, elective, and authority. It is said reshut, with the stress on shut.
What is a synonym for Reshut (רשות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Reshut (רשות) are אישור, אפשרות, בחירה, בעלות, היתר, and הסכמה.
What is the opposite of Reshut (רשות)?
Words that mean the opposite of Reshut (רשות) are איסור, חובה, and מצווה.
What rhymes with Reshut (רשות)?
Words that rhyme with Reshut (רשות) include אומנות, חוט, שירות, התנהגות, מהירות, and פעילות.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רשות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.