רֵאשׁ
rêʼsh · raysh
the head; figuratively, the sum
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7218 (רֹאשׁ);
the head; figuratively, the sum
- the head
- figuratively, the sum
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: chief, head, sum.
Letters
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › strength, the leader › to consume, to destroy
The head, the highest of strength, the leader that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רֵאשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of my head3 · 21%
- of his head2 · 14%
- that were the chief1 · 7%
- of thy head1 · 7%
- head1 · 7%
- art this head1 · 7%
- of their head1 · 7%
- of mine head1 · 7%
- the sum1 · 7%
- heads1 · 7%
- that were in his head1 · 7%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.