The meaning of “רֹאשׁ”
Understanding rôʼsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first,...
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. - the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 40:17 | “And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) | |
| 1 Samuel 17:5 | “And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) | |
| Nehemiah 11:16 | “And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) | |
| Isaiah 29:10 | “For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) | |
| Amos 8:10 | “And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.” Word: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) |
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