בָ/רֹ֜אשׁ

𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔

varosh

at 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

2 Chronicles 13:12 · Word #3

Lexicon H7218

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

Morphology HRd/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 H7218-52

and the head / in the head

Rootראשׁ (r-ʾ-sh)
Core Meaningshead, top, beginning, chief place, first position, prominence
Semantic Rangephysical head; top or summit; beginning; chief or leader; foremost position; total or sum; first in rank or time
Conceptual Significanceרֹאשׁ expresses the concept of primacy and prominence—whether spatial (top of a mountain), temporal (beginning of a period), or social (chief or leader). It underlies biblical imagery of authority, origin, and hierarchy, where the "head" represents governance, source, and preeminence.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular absolute noun (Ncmsa). Appears with prefixed conjunction ו ("and") and with prefixed preposition ב plus article ("in the"). In some contexts it may function as a proper noun (Np), but morphologically it remains singular.
Rendering Rationaleרֹאשׁ is a masculine singular noun meaning "head," from the root conveying the idea of the topmost or foremost part. The forms given include the conjunction ו ("and") and the preposition ב with article ("in the"), so the rendering preserves both the singular masculine form and the prefixed elements while retaining the core sense of "head" as the top or chief part.

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Words from Root ראשׁ (head, top, beginning, chief place, first position, prominence)

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
H7218-05 berasheynu at our heads
H7218-09 beroshekha upon your head
H7218-10 beroshekhe upon your head
H7218-14 harashim the heads
H7223-05 harishonah the foremost (feminine one)
H7223-08 hariyshon the foremost (one)
H7218-15 harosh the head
H7223-12 kevarishonah as in the first (former time)
H7223-14 larishonah to the first (occasion)
H7218-17 lerashey for the heads of
H7218-18 lerosh to the head
H7218-22 lerosho to his head
H4762-01 mareshah Summit-Place
H7218-24 merashey from heads of
H7223-16 merishon from the first (one)
H7218-26 merosho from his head
H7218-29 rasheyhem the heads of them
H7218-32 rashim heads
H7217-01 resheh his head
H7223-18 rishonah the first (feminine singular)
H7223-19 rishonim first ones
H7223-20 rishonot the first things
H7218-34 roshah her head
H7218-36 roshan head of them
H7218-37 roshayv his heads
H7218-40 roshekhem your (men’s) head
H7218-41 roshenu our head
H7218-43 rosho his head
H7218-46 ukherosh and as head-of
H7218-49 umerosh and from the head/top
H7218-50 uverashey and in the heads of
H7223-22 verishonot and foremost things
H7218-56 verosh and head of
H7218-57 verosham and their head
H7218-59 veroshenu at our head
H7218-60 verosho and his head

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
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