בְּ/רֹ֥אשׁ
𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔
berosh
at 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
Proverbs 1:21 · Word #1
Lexicon H7218
| Lemma | רֹאשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤀𐤔 |
| Transliteration | rôʼsh |
| Strong's | H7218 |
| In-context | at the head |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
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 H7218-06
at the head of
| Root | ראש (r-ʾ-sh) |
| Core Meanings | head, top, summit, beginning, chief place, first rank |
| Semantic Range | physical head; top or summit; beginning of time; forefront of a group; chief or leader; principal or highest part; total or sum |
| Conceptual Significance | רֹאשׁ expresses primacy in space, time, and rank. It frames ideas of leadership, authority, and beginnings (such as the "head" of a tribe or the "beginning" of a period), reinforcing the biblical worldview in which order and hierarchy reflect divine structuring of creation and covenant community. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("at/in") prefixed to a masculine singular noun רֹאשׁ (common noun). The form is typically singular construct (Ncmsc), indicating relation to a following noun ("head of …"), though it can appear as singular absolute in some instances. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun רֹאשׁ is masculine singular and denotes a "head" in both literal and figurative senses. With the prefixed preposition בְּ ("at/in") and frequently in construct form, it conveys position at the top or beginning of something, hence "at the head of," preserving both the concrete imagery of a head and the grammatical singular form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ראש (head, top, summit, beginning, chief place, first rank)
| 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 |
H7218-07 |
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 |
H7225-03 |
mereshito | from his 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 |
H7225-04 |
reshit | the head-beginning |
H7223-17 |
rishon | the headmost one |
H7218-33 |
rosh | head |
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 |
H7225-05 |
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 |