רֹאשָׁ֔/הּ
𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤄
roshah
her 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.
Deuteronomy 21:12 · Word #7
Lexicon H7218
| Lemma | רֹאשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤀𐤔 |
| Transliteration | rôʼsh |
| Strong's | H7218 |
| In-context | her head |
Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3fs
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 H7218-34
her head
| Root | ראשׁ (r-ʾ-sh) |
| Core Meanings | head, top, summit, beginning, chief place, leadership |
| Semantic Range | Physical head of a person or animal; top or summit of a mountain or structure; beginning of time or sequence; chief, leader, or principal part; foremost position. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical thought, the "head" represents both physical prominence and metaphorical authority or primacy. It can denote leadership, origin, or the starting point of events, reflecting the Hebrew worldview in which spatial prominence and social rank are closely linked. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun, common masculine singular construct (רֹאשׁ־) + 3rd feminine singular suffix (־הּ). Occurs seven times in this suffixed form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun רֹאשׁ ("head, top, chief part") is masculine singular in construct form with a third feminine singular pronominal suffix ("her"). The rendering "her head" preserves the concrete root sense of the physical head while accurately reflecting the singular feminine possessor indicated by the suffix. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ראשׁ (head, top, summit, beginning, chief place, leadership)
| 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 |