רֹ֣אשׁ

𐤓𐤀𐤔

rosh

the 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 16:21 · Word #8

Lexicon H7218

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

Morphology HNcmsc 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 H7218-33

head

Rootראש (r-ʾ-sh)
Core Meaningshead, top, summit, beginning, chief position, foremost part
Semantic Rangephysical head of a person or animal; top or summit of a mountain or structure; beginning of time or sequence; chief, leader, or ruler; foremost rank; total or sum in counting
Conceptual Significanceרֹאשׁ expresses primacy—whether spatial, temporal, or hierarchical. In biblical thought, the "head" signifies authority, leadership, and origin, shaping concepts of covenant leadership, tribal organization, and the theological idea of YHWH’s appointed "heads" over His people.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun; appears in both absolute (HNcmsa) and construct (HNcmsc) states. No pronominal suffix in the cited forms. Construct state links it to a following genitive (e.g., "head of...").
Rendering RationaleThe noun רֹאשׁ is a masculine singular form meaning "head," the topmost or foremost part of a body or entity. This rendering preserves the concrete root sense of the physical head while naturally extending to its metaphorical senses (chief, beginning, summit) and accurately reflects the masculine singular morphology (HNcmsa/HNcmsc).

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

Words from Root ראש (head, top, summit, beginning, chief position, foremost part)

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
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
H7217-02 reshi my head
H7225-03 reshit the head-beginning
H7223-17 rishon the headmost one
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
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
H7225-04 vereshit and the beginning-of
H7218-58 veroshekha upon your head

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