Rishtit (רשתית) means retina in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רִשְׁתִּית
rishtit
noun · feminine
In English
retina
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rishtit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שכבת תאים דקה ושקופה באחורי גלגל העין של בעלי החוליות וכמה חסרי חוליות.
The word Rishtit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רִשְׁתִּית
- Written without vowel points
- רשתית
- Said
- rishtit
- Root
- ר־ש־ת
- Plural
- רִשְׁתִּיוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' רִשְׁתִּיוֹת
- Gematria
- 1,310
This is how Rishtit is said in other languages.
- English
- retina
- Arabic
- الشبكية, شبكية العين
- Russian
- сетчатка
- Spanish
- retina
- German
- Retina
- Yiddish
- אויגנהייַטל
These words rhyme with Rishtit.
The word Rishtit comes from the root ר־ש־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Rishtit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rishtit.
What does Rishtit (רשתית) mean in Hebrew?
Rishtit (רשתית) means retina. It is said rishtit, with the stress on tit.
What rhymes with Rishtit (רשתית)?
Words that rhyme with Rishtit (רשתית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
Is Rishtit (רשתית) masculine or feminine?
The word Rishtit (רשתית) is a feminine noun, and its plural is רִשְׁתִּיוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רשתית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.