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H7218 · רֹאשׁ

rôʼsh

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

KJV gloss list in the source

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.

Source pronunciation notation: roshe

Derivation recorded by Strong

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake;

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