רֵאשִׁ֖/י

𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤉

reshi

of my head

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

H7217

Daniel 4:2 · Word #8

Lexicon H7217

Lemmaרֵאשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤀𐤔
Transliterationrêʼsh
Strong'sH7217
In-contextof my head

Morphology ANcmsc/Sp1cs 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 H7217-02

my head

Rootראש (r-ʾ-sh)
Core Meaningshead, top, beginning, chief, first, sum
Semantic Rangephysical head, top or summit, beginning, chief or leader, foremost part, total or sum
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, the "head" signifies not only the physical head but also authority, primacy, and origin. It conveys ideas of leadership, prominence, and the starting point of action or time, reflecting hierarchical and covenantal structures within Israel’s worldview.
Morphological NotesAramaic noun, common masculine singular construct (ANcmsc) with 1cs pronominal suffix ("my"). Corresponds to Hebrew רֹאשׁ.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the root ראש, denoting the head as the top, first, or chief part. The form is masculine singular in construct with a 1st person common singular suffix, thus "head of me," accurately rendered "my head," preserving both the concrete and metaphorical sense of primacy inherent in the root.

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

Words from Root ראש (head, top, beginning, chief, first, sum)

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
H7218-04 berasheykhem at your heads
H7225-01 bereshit in beginning-of
H7218-06 berosh at the head of
H7218-07 beroshah at the head of her
H7218-08 berosham at their head
H7218-11 beroshekhem upon your head
H7218-12 beroshenu upon our head
H7218-13 berosho at his head
H7223-04 harishon the foremost one
H7223-06 harishonim the foremost ones
H7223-07 harishonot the first things
H7223-09 karishon like the first one
H7223-10 karishonah as the first (former) one
H7223-11 karishonim like the first ones
H7223-13 kharishonah as the first (former) one (feminine)
H7223-15 larishonim to the first-ones
H7218-16 larosh as the head
H7218-19 leroshekha for your head
H7218-20 leroshenu to our head
H7218-21 leroshi to my head
H7218-23 meharosh from the head
H4763-01 meraashotayv his head-rests
H7225-02 mereshit from the first-beginning
H7225-03 mereshito from his first-beginning
H7218-25 merosh from the head/beginning
H4763-02 mrshtv his head-rests
H7218-27 rashey heads of
H7218-28 rasheyha her heads
H7218-30 rasheyhen the heads of them (feminine)
H7218-31 rasheykhem your heads
H7225-04 reshit the head-beginning
H7223-17 rishon the headmost one
H7218-33 rosh head
H7218-35 rosham their head
H7218-38 roshekha your head
H7218-39 roshekhe your head
H7218-42 roshi my head
H7218-44 rsh head-of
H7218-45 sheroshi my head
H7218-47 ulerashayv and to his heads
H4762-02 umareshah and Summit-town (Mareshah)
H7218-48 umerashey and from the heads of
H7218-51 uverosh and at the head of
H7223-21 varishonah in the headmost time
H7218-53 veharashim and the heads
H7218-54 veharosh and the head
H7218-55 verashey and heads of
H7225-05 vereshit and the beginning-of
H7218-58 veroshekha upon your head

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
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