הָ/רֹ֖אשׁ

𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔

harosh

the head

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); 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.

H7218

1 Chronicles 24:21 · Word #4

Lexicon H7218

Lemmaרֹאשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤀𐤔
Transliterationrôʼsh
Strong'sH7218
In-contextthe head

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7218-15

the head

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state with prefixed definite article (הַ/הָ). No pronominal suffix; functions as a definite singular noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun רֹאשׁ literally means "head," the physical part that stands at the top and directs the body, and by extension denotes what is foremost or chief. The morphology (masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article) requires the rendering "the head," preserving both the concrete root imagery and the definite, singular form.

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Words from Root ראשׁ (head, top, beginning, summit, chief place, first rank)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7223-01 barishon in the foremost (one)
H7223-02 barishonah in the first (feminine)
H7218-03 berasheyhem at their heads

Word Usage (600 occurrences of H7218)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:10 רָאשִֽׁים rashim headstreams
Genesis 3:15 רֹ֔אשׁ rosh head
Genesis 8:5 רָאשֵׁ֥י rashey tops