רשת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־שׁ־ת (r-sh-t)
5 terms

Compare Ugaritic 𐎗𐎘𐎚 (rṯt, “net”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʁeʃet/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

רֶשֶׁת • (réshet) f (plural indefinite רְשָׁתוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a net (a mesh of string or the like)
2. a chain (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name)

   איקאה היא רשת הרהיטים המובילה בעולם.

   Ikea is the leading furniture chain in the world.

3. a network (a group of people working together and communicating informally.)

   משטרה דיווחה על חשיפת רשת של סוחרי סמים בצפון.

   Police reported on the exposure of a network of drug dealers in the north.

4. a network (an interconnected group or system).

   המשטרה הציבה רשת של מצלמות באזורים ציבוריים כדי להלחם בפשיעה הגוברת.

   Police put a network of cameras in public areas to fight rising crime.

5. (broadcasting) network (a group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company)

   תעביר לרשת ב׳, בא לי לשמוע חדשות.

   Switch to Network B, I want to hear the news.

6. (computing, Internet) network (multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information)

   טכנאי רשת. ― A network technician.

7. (definite) Internet

Derived terms

• מַצְלֵמַת רֶשֶׁת (matzlemát reshet)

References

• H7568 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

רִשֵּׁת • (rishét) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of רישת

Anagrams

• שרת
• תשר