Roshan (ראשן) means tadpole in Hebrew.
It can also mean polliwog. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רׂאשָׁן
roshan
noun · masculine
In English
tadpole, polliwog
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Roshan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צאצא של דו חי, כגון צפרדע או קרפדה, בגלגולן הראשון, בשלב שלאחר הבקיעה, ולפני התפתחותו ליצור בוגר. בעל זימים וזנב ארוך.
The word Roshan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רׂאשָׁן
- Written without vowel points
- ראשן
- Said
- roshan
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- רׂאשָׁנִים
- Inflections
- ר' רׂאשָׁנִים; רׂאשַׁן־, ר' רׂאשָׁנֵי־; כ' רׂאשָׁנׂו
- Gematria
- 551
This is how Roshan is said in other languages.
- English
- tadpole, polliwog
- Russian
- головастик
- French
- têtard
These words rhyme with Roshan.
These words come before and after Roshan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Roshan.
What does Roshan (ראשן) mean in Hebrew?
Roshan (ראשן) means tadpole and polliwog. It is said roshan, with the stress on shan.
What rhymes with Roshan (ראשן)?
Words that rhyme with Roshan (ראשן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Roshan (ראשן) masculine or feminine?
The word Roshan (ראשן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רׂאשָׁנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראשן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.