רֹאשִׁ֔/י
𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤉
roshi
my 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.
Judges 16:17 · Word #12
Lexicon H7218
| Lemma | רֹאשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤀𐤔 |
| Transliteration | rôʼsh |
| Strong's | H7218 |
| In-context | my head |
Morphology HNcmsc/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 H7218-42
my head
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew noun common masculine singular construct (רֹאשׁ) with 1cs pronominal suffix (־ִי), yielding רֹאשִׁי, "my head." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun רֹאשׁ (head, top, chief) appears here in the masculine singular construct with a 1st person common singular suffix, literally "head of me." The rendering "my head" preserves both the concrete root sense (head/top) and the grammatical form indicated by the suffix. |
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Words from Root ראש (head, top, summit, beginning, first, chief, leader)
| 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 |