Hebrew · Strong's H7218 · Noun (masculine)
רֹאשׁ
rosh
head: leader
178times used
164verses
21books
How it's translated
- the chief16
- the leaders of14
- the chiefs of12
- the heads of9
- chiefs7
- and the heads of6
- the head6
- were the chiefs of6
Definition
: leader
1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
1a) head (of man, animals)
1b) top, tip (of mountain)
1c) height (of stars)
1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)
1e) head, front, beginning
1f) chief, choicest, best
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- 1 Chronicles57
- Nehemiah15
- Numbers14
- 2 Chronicles13
- Ezra11
- Joshua9
- Deuteronomy8
- Judges4
- 2 Samuel4
- 2 Kings4
…and 11 more books.
Every verse
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