7217. resh

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chief, head, sum

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

see HEBREW ro'sh

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).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a root corresponding to רֹאשׁ (rosh), which means "head" in Hebrew.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for רֵאשׁ (resh) is κεφαλή (kephalē), which also means "head" and is used in similar contexts to denote leadership or the principal part of something.

Usage: This Aramaic term is used in the context of denoting the head or the chief part of something, often used metaphorically to indicate the sum or total.

Context: • The Aramaic word רֵאשׁ (resh) appears in the context of the Old Testament, particularly in the books written in Aramaic, such as Daniel and Ezra. It is used to denote the head or the chief part of something, often in a figurative sense. For example, in Daniel 2:32, the term is used to describe the head of the statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream: "The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze." Here, "head" signifies the foremost or most prominent part of the statue, symbolizing the Babylonian empire.
• The term can also imply the sum or total, as seen in contexts where a complete or total amount is being described. This usage underscores the concept of leadership or preeminence, whether in a literal or metaphorical sense.
• The word רֵאשׁ is closely related to the Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rosh), which carries similar meanings and is used extensively throughout the Hebrew Bible to denote leadership, beginning, or the topmost part of something.

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.