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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #7220 - רֹאשׁ

Transliteration

Rôʼsh

Phonetics

roshe

Origin

probably the same as (H7218)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Rosh = "head"
n pr m
1. a son of Benjamin

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Genesis 1

BSB (1)

Genesis 1

CSB (1)

Genesis 1

ESV (1)

Genesis 1

KJV (1)

Genesis 1

LEB (1)

Genesis 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Genesis 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

III. רֹאשׁ noun masculine son of Benjamin; — Genesis 46:21, Ρως.

IV. רֹאשׁ proper name, of a people Rôsh (so ᵐ5. and most;> chief Ew Sm and others (ᵑ9 principem capitis mosoch); — only in phrase גּוֺג (אֶרֶץ מָגוֺג)נְשִׁיא ראֹשׁמֶשֶׁךְ וְתֻכָ֑ל Ezekiel 38:2,3; Ezekiel 39:1, Ρως; not identified.

I, II. רַברֹב see רבב III. רב see רבב רִב see ריב

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רֹאשׁ an unused root, perhaps i.q. רָעַשׁ to be moved, to tremble, Arab. رعس, رعش to tremble, especially used of the head; whence רֹאשׁ.”]

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List of Word Forms

וָרֹ֑אשׁ וראש vaRosh wā·rōš wārōš