רֵֽאשְׁ/הוֹן֙

𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤄𐤅𐤍

reshehon

of their heads

(Aramaic) corresponding to רֹאשׁ; the head; figuratively, the sum; chief, head, sum.

H7217

Daniel 3:27 · Word #16

Lexicon H7217

Lemmaרֵאשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤀𐤔
Transliterationrêʼsh
Strong'sH7217
In-contextof their heads

Morphology ANcmsc/Sp3mp 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 H7217-05

the head of them

Rootראשׁ (r-ʾ-sh)
Core Meaningshead, top, summit, beginning, chief, first, total
Semantic Rangephysical head, top or summit, beginning, first in rank, chief or leader, total or sum
Conceptual SignificanceThe concept of "head" in biblical thought conveys authority, prominence, and primacy—whether of a person, a tribe, or a sequence of events—expressing ordered structure and leadership within communal and theological frameworks.
Morphological NotesAramaic common masculine singular noun in construct state (רֵאשׁ) with 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix (-הוֹן), forming a possessive construction.
Rendering RationaleThe noun רֵאשׁ is a masculine singular construct form meaning "head" or "chief." The attached 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix (-הוֹן) yields "of them," so the phrase is singular in number: "the head of them," preserving both the root sense of prominence or leadership and the grammatical singular with plural suffix.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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

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 (14 occurrences of H7217)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 2:28 רֵאשָׁ֛/ךְ reshakhe of your head
Daniel 2:32 רֵאשֵׁ/הּ֙ resheh head
Daniel 2:38 רֵאשָׁ֖/ה reshah the head