reshut

English

Etymology 1

re- +‎ shut

Verb

reshut (third-person singular simple present reshuts, present participle reshutting, simple past and past participle reshut)

1. (transitive) To shut again.

Etymology 2

From Hebrew רְשׁוּת.

Noun

reshut

1. (Judaism) An optional prayer.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 162:

     Arvit is a reshut (an optional prayer) and although it has become established and is now mandatory, the Amidah is not repeated by the Sheli'ah Tzibbur.

Derived terms

• milchemet reshut

Anagrams

• Hestur, Huster, sherut, suther, thurse