רֹאשָׁ֖/ם

𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤌

rosham

their 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

Numbers 1:49 · Word #8

Lexicon H7218

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

Morphology HNcmsc/Sp3mp 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 H7218-35

their head

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in construct (רֹאשׁ) with 3mp pronominal suffix (־ם), yielding רֹאשָׁם. Though English may render it collectively as plural in context, the Hebrew form is grammatically singular.
Rendering RationaleThe noun רֹאשׁ (rôʾsh) denotes the head as the topmost or chief part. The form is masculine singular construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, literally "the head of them," hence "their head," preserving the singular form governed by the plural possessive.

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Words from Root ראש (head, top, summit, beginning, chief place, leadership)

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