7217. resh

Strong's Lexicon

resh: Head, top, summit, beginning

Original Word: רֵאשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: re'sh
Pronunciation: ray-sh
Phonetic Spelling: (raysh)
Definition: Head, top, summit, beginning
Meaning: the head, the sum

Word Origin: Derived from the root רֹאשׁ (rosh), meaning "head" or "chief."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2776 (κεφαλή, kephalē): Often used in the New Testament to denote "head" in both literal and metaphorical senses, similar to "resh."

Usage: The Hebrew word "resh" primarily denotes the "head" or "top" of something, often used metaphorically to signify the beginning or the most important part. It can refer to the literal head of a person or animal, the top of a mountain, or the chief or leader of a group. In a broader sense, it can also imply the start of a period or the foremost position in rank or importance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of the "head" was deeply symbolic, representing leadership, authority, and the source of life. The head was considered the seat of wisdom and decision-making. This cultural understanding is reflected in various biblical texts where "resh" is used to denote leadership or the beginning of something significant. The head was also seen as the most honored part of the body, often anointed in rituals to signify blessing and consecration.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to rosh
Definition
head
NASB Translation
head (6), heads (1), mind (6), summary (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רֵאשׁ noun masculine^{Daniel 7:6} head (Egyptian Aramaic, S-C^Pap.; Palmyrene רש; ᵑ7 רֵישׁ, Syriac ; Biblical Hebrew ראֹשׁ); — construct ׳ר Daniel 7:1; emphatic הָ֯ Daniel 2:38; suffix רֵאשׁי Daniel 4:2 +, חָ֯ Daniel 2:28, הֵּ֯ Daniel 2:32 +, הַּ֯ Daniel 7:20, הֵ֯וֺן Daniel 3:27; plural absolute רֵאשִׁין Daniel 7:6, suffix רָאשֵׁיהֹם (K^{§§ 53, Anm. b}); 63 Gu^{Hpt on the passage}) Ezra 5:10; —

1 head of man Daniel 3:27, compare Daniel 7:9; in vision: of image Daniel 2:32,38, beast Daniel 7:6,20.

2 head as seat of visions, הֶזְוֵי רֵאשָׁךְ, etc., Daniel 2:28; Daniel 4:2; Daniel 4:7; Daniel 4:10; Daniel 7:1,15.

3 = chief, ׳בְּר Ezra 5:10 in the capacity of their chiefs.

4 sum, essential content, of matters Daniel 7:1 (Nes^{MM 40} beginning).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chief, head, sum

(Aramaic) corresponding to ro'sh; the head; figuratively, the sum -- chief, head, sum.

see HEBREW ro'sh

Forms and Transliterations

בְרֵאשַׁ֔הּ בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ בראשה בראשיהם׃ רֵ֥אשׁ רֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙ רֵאשִׁ֖י רֵאשִׁין֙ רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ רֵאשָׁ֖ה רֵאשָׁ֛ךְ ראש ראשה ראשהון ראשי ראשין ראשך ḇə·rā·šê·hōm ḇə·rê·šah ḇərāšêhōm ḇərêšah rê·šāh rê·šāḵ rê·šə·hō·wn rê·šêh rê·šî rê·šîn rêš rêšāh rêšāḵ rêšêh rêšəhōwn resh reShach reShah reSheh reshehOn reShi reShin rêšî rêšîn verasheiHom vereShah

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 5:10
HEB: גֻּבְרַיָּ֖א דִּ֥י בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ ס
NAS: of the men who were at their head.
KJV: of the men that [were] the chief of them.
INT: of the men who their head

Daniel 2:28
HEB: חֶלְמָ֨ךְ וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשָׁ֛ךְ עַֽל־ מִשְׁכְּבָ֖ךְ
NAS: and the visions in your mind [while] on your bed.
KJV: and the visions of thy head upon
INT: was your dream and the visions your mind upon your bed

Daniel 2:32
HEB: ה֣וּא צַלְמָ֗א רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ דִּֽי־ דְהַ֣ב
NAS: The head of that statue
KJV: This image's head [was] of fine gold,
INT: of that statue the head forasmuch gold

Daniel 2:38
HEB: ה֔וּא ק) רֵאשָׁ֖ה דִּ֥י דַהֲבָֽא׃
NAS: over them all. You are the head of gold.
KJV: Thou [art] this head of gold.
INT: Thou Thou are the head forasmuch of gold

Daniel 3:27
HEB: בְּגֶשְׁמְה֗וֹן וּשְׂעַ֤ר רֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙ לָ֣א הִתְחָרַ֔ךְ
NAS: was the hair of their head singed,
KJV: was an hair of their head singed,
INT: the bodies was the hair of their head nor singed

Daniel 4:5
HEB: מִשְׁכְּבִ֔י וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃
NAS: and the visions in my mind kept alarming
KJV: and the visions of my head troubled
INT: my bed and the visions my mind kept

Daniel 4:10
HEB: וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־ מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י
NAS: Now [these were] the visions in my mind [as I lay] on my bed:
KJV: Thus [were] the visions of mine head in
INT: the visions my mind in my bed

Daniel 4:13
HEB: הֲוֵ֛ית בְּחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י עַֽל־ מִשְׁכְּבִ֑י
NAS: in the visions in my mind [as I lay] on my bed,
KJV: in the visions of my head upon
INT: in the visions my mind upon my bed

Daniel 7:1
HEB: חֲזָ֔ה וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ עַֽל־ מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּ
NAS: and visions in his mind [as he lay] on his bed;
KJV: and visions of his head upon
INT: saw and visions his mind upon his bed

Daniel 7:1
HEB: חֶלְמָ֣א כְתַ֔ב רֵ֥אשׁ מִלִּ֖ין אֲמַֽר׃
NAS: [and] related the [following] summary of it.
KJV: [and] told the sum of the matters.
INT: the dream wrote the summary of the matters related

Daniel 7:6
HEB: ק) וְאַרְבְּעָ֤ה רֵאשִׁין֙ לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔א וְשָׁלְטָ֖ן
NAS: also had four heads, and dominion
KJV: had also four heads; and dominion
INT: back had four heads the beast and dominion

Daniel 7:9
HEB: חִוָּ֗ר וּשְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ כַּעֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א
NAS: And the hair of His head like pure
KJV: and the hair of his head like the pure
INT: white and the hair of his head wool pure

Daniel 7:15
HEB: נִדְנֶ֑ה וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃
NAS: me, and the visions in my mind kept alarming
KJV: and the visions of my head troubled
INT: of body and the visions my mind alarming

Daniel 7:20
HEB: עֲשַׂר֙ דִּ֣י בְרֵאשַׁ֔הּ וְאָחֳרִי֙ דִּ֣י
NAS: horns that [were] on its head and the other
KJV: horns that [were] in his head, and [of] the other
INT: the ten which head and the other which

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7217
14 Occurrences

rêš — 1 Occ.
rê·šāḵ — 1 Occ.
rê·šāh — 1 Occ.
rê·šêh — 3 Occ.
rê·šə·hō·wn — 1 Occ.
rê·šî — 4 Occ.
rê·šîn — 1 Occ.
ḇə·rā·šê·hōm — 1 Occ.
ḇə·rê·šah — 1 Occ.