Rosh ir (ראש עיר) means mayor in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֹאשׁ עִיר
rosh ir
noun · masculine
In English
mayor
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rosh ir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שנועד להנהיג את ענייני העיר.
The word Rosh ir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֹאשׁ עִיר
- Written without vowel points
- ראש עיר
- Said
- rosh ir
- Plural
- רָאשֵׁי עָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' רָאשֵׁי עָרִים
- Gematria
- 781
This is how Rosh ir is said in other languages.
- English
- mayor
- Arabic
- رئيس بلدية
- Russian
- мэр, градоначальник
- Spanish
- alcalde, intendente, regente, síndico
- German
- Bürgermeister, Bürgermeisterin
These words mean nearly the same as Rosh ir.
- ראש עיריה
- שר עיר
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These words come before and after Rosh ir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rosh ir.
What does Rosh ir (ראש עיר) mean in Hebrew?
Rosh ir (ראש עיר) means mayor. It is said rosh ir, with the stress on ir.
What is a synonym for Rosh ir (ראש עיר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rosh ir (ראש עיר) are ראש עיריה and שר עיר.
Is Rosh ir (ראש עיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Rosh ir (ראש עיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רָאשֵׁי עָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראש עיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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