H7218Hebrewrōʾš
רֹאשׁ
band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
592
Total Occurrences
35
Books
592
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
- 2head (of man, animals)
- 3top, tip (of mountain)
- 4height (of stars)
- 5chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
- 6head, front, beginning
- 7chief, choicest, best
- 8head, division, company, band
- 9sum
Etymology & Derivation
from an unused root apparently meaning to shake;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: rôʼsh; Pronunciation: roshe