רֹאשֶׁ֑/ךָ
𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤊
roshekha
your 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.
2 Kings 2:3 · Word #19
Lexicon H7218
| Lemma | רֹאשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤀𐤔 |
| Transliteration | rôʼsh |
| Strong's | H7218 |
| In-context | your head |
Morphology HNcmsc/Sp2ms
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H7218-38
your head
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun common masculine singular in construct form (רֹאשׁ) with 2ms pronominal suffix (ךָ), yielding "your (ms) head." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun רֹאשׁ (rôʾsh) fundamentally denotes the head as the topmost or foremost part, extending metaphorically to chief or beginning. The form is masculine singular construct with a 2nd masculine singular suffix, meaning "the head of you," hence "your head," addressing a male individual. |
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Words from Root ראש (head, top, summit, beginning, chief, first, prominence)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7223-03 |
barishonim | in the former ones |
H7218-01 |
barosh | at the head |
H7218-02 |
berashey | at the heads of |
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 |