HebrewH7217Noun (Masculine)

רֵאשׁ

resh

10Occurrences
H7217Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the head; figuratively, the sum

(Aramaic) corresponding to H7218 (רֹאשׁ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

A:N-M

Full Description

A:N-M

Occurrences

רֵאשׁ appears 10 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Daniel
9
Ezra
1

Key Passages

Daniel 2:28BSB

But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:

Daniel 2:38BSB

Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

Daniel 7:1BSB

In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.

Daniel 7:9BSB

As I continued to watch,thrones were set in place,and the Ancient of Days took His seat.His clothing was white as snow,and the hair of His head was like pure wool.His throne was flaming with fire,and its wheels were all ablaze.

Daniel 7:20BSB

I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.

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