רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ

𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅

rosho

his 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.

H7218

Leviticus 13:41 · Word #5

Lexicon H7218

Lemmaרֹאשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤀𐤔
Transliterationrôʼsh
Strong'sH7218
In-contexthis head

Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3ms 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 H7218-43

his head

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in construct state (רֹאשׁ) with 3ms pronominal suffix (-וֹ), yielding "his head."
Rendering RationaleThe noun רֹאשׁ means "head" in both literal and figurative senses (top, chief, beginning). The form is masculine singular in construct with a 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix ("-וֹ"), thus accurately rendered "his head," preserving both the core root sense and the grammatical possession.

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

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