רֹאשׁ
roshNoun (Masculine)H7218
head
From: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake;
Short Definition
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Full Lexicon Entry
head 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
506 timesAppears 506 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
56
Leviticus
37
Ezk
36
Numbers
34
Judges
28
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 10:9
- 2 Chronicles 19:11
- Exodus 29:19
- Isaiah 7:9
- Leviticus 4:11
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