Resis (רסיס) means drop in Hebrew.
It can also mean shard. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
drop, shard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Resis.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חלק זעיר אחד מני אלף ממשהו שנשבר.
כִּי-הִנֵּה יְהוָה מְצַוֶּה, וְהִכָּה הַבַּיִת הַגָּדוֹל רְסִיסִים; וְהַבַּיִת הַקָּטֹן, בְּקִעִים.
- 2שבר של פצצה, פגז, רמון וכדומה.
- 3כמות מים קטנה מאוד. בדר"כ קטן מטיפה, אגל.
אֲנִי יְשֵׁנָה וְלִבִּי עֵר קוֹל דּוֹדִי דוֹפֵק פִּתְחִי-לִי אֲחֹתִי רַעְיָתִי יוֹנָתִי תַמָּתִי שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי נִמְלָא-טָל קְוֻּצּוֹתַי רְסִיסֵי לָיְלָה.
- 4בהשאלהשמץ, קצת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Resis is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רְסִיס
- Written without vowel points
- רסיס
- Said
- resis
- Root
- ר־ס־ס
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- רְסִיסִים
- Inflections
- ר' רְסִיסִים, רְסִיס־, רְסִיסֵי־
- Gematria
- 330
This is how Resis is said in other languages.
- English
- drop, shard
- Arabic
- شَظِية
These words mean nearly the same as Resis.
- חתיכה
- נתז
- שבר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Resis.
The word Resis is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רסיס חיים
- רסיסים לריסים
- נשבר לרסיסים
- רסיסי לילה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Resis comes from the root ר־ס־ס, like these words.
These words come before and after Resis in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Resis.
What does Resis (רסיס) mean in Hebrew?
Resis (רסיס) means drop and shard. It is said resis, with the stress on sis.
What is a synonym for Resis (רסיס)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Resis (רסיס) are חתיכה, נתז, and שבר.
What rhymes with Resis (רסיס)?
Words that rhyme with Resis (רסיס) include בסיס, כיס, כרטיס, עסיס, תכסיס, and סריס.
Is Resis (רסיס) masculine or feminine?
The word Resis (רסיס) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רְסִיסִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רסיס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.