7219. rosh
Berean Strong's Lexicon
rosh: Head, chief, top, beginning, leader

Original Word: רֹאשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: rosh
Pronunciation: rohsh
Phonetic Spelling: (roshe)
Definition: Head, chief, top, beginning, leader
Meaning: a poisonous plant, the poppy, poison

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to shake

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2776 κεφαλή (kephalē) – head

- G746 ἀρχή (archē) – beginning, ruler

Usage: The Hebrew word "rosh" primarily denotes the "head" of a person or an animal, but it extends metaphorically to signify the "chief" or "leader" of a group, the "top" or "summit" of a mountain, and the "beginning" or "first" of a series. It is a versatile term used to convey both physical and metaphorical prominence or primacy.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of "head" or "chief" was integral to societal structure. The "head" of a tribe or family was responsible for leadership and decision-making. Similarly, the "head" of a body symbolized control and direction. The term "rosh" reflects these cultural understandings, emphasizing leadership, authority, and the starting point of something significant.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from rosh
Definition
(bitter and poisonous herb) venom
NASB Translation
bitterness (2), gall (1), poison (4), poisoned (2), poisonous (2), poisonous weeds (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. ראשׁ and ( Deuteronomy 32:32) רוֺשׁ noun masculineDeuteronomy 32:33 a bitter and poisonous herb, them venom, always figurative; —

1 a bitter and poisonous herb, + (or "") לַעֲנָה Deuteronomy 29:17; Lamentations 3:19, so (מֵי ראֹשׁ) Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 23:15; ׳מֵי ר (without ׳ל) Jeremiah 8:14; עִנְּכֵירֿוֺשׁ Deuteronomy 22:32 ("" מְרֹרֹת); ראֹשׁ וּתְלָאָה Lamentations 3:5; ׳ר alone Psalm 69:22, מִשְׁמָּטוּמָּרַח כָּראֹשׁ Hosea 10:4, מִשְׁמָּט ׳הְפַכְתֶּם לר Amos 6:12.

2 venom, of serpents, מְּתָנִים ׳ר Deuteronomy 32:33; Job 20:16.

רוֺשׁ poison, Deuteronomy 32:32, see II.ראֹשׁ.



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
gall, hemlock, poison, venom

Or rowsh (Deut. 32:32) {roshe}; apparently the same as ro'sh; a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents) -- gall, hemlock, poison, venom.

see HEBREW ro'sh

Forms and Transliterations
וְרֹ֥אשׁ וָרֹֽאשׁ׃ וראש וראש׃ כָּרֹאשׁ֙ כראש לְרֹאשׁ֙ לראש ר֔וֹשׁ רֹ֑אשׁ רֹ֔אשׁ רֹ֖אשׁ רֹ֥אשׁ רֹֽאשׁ׃ רֹאשׁ־ ראש ראש־ ראש׃ רוש kā·rōš kārōš karoSh lə·rōš lərōš leroSh rō·wōš Roosh rōš rōš- rosh rōwōš vaRosh veRosh wā·rōš wārōš wə·rōš wərōš
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Deuteronomy 29:18
HEB: שֹׁ֛רֶשׁ פֹּרֶ֥ה רֹ֖אשׁ וְלַעֲנָֽה׃
NAS: bearing poisonous fruit
KJV: that beareth gall and wormwood;
INT: A root bearing poisonous and wormwood

Deuteronomy 32:32
HEB: עֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙ עִנְּבֵי־ ר֔וֹשׁ אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת מְרֹרֹ֖ת
NAS: are grapes of poison, Their clusters,
KJV: [are] grapes of gall, their clusters
INT: their grapes are grapes of poison their clusters bitter

Deuteronomy 32:33
HEB: תַּנִּינִ֖ם יֵינָ֑ם וְרֹ֥אשׁ פְּתָנִ֖ים אַכְזָֽר׃
NAS: And the deadly poison of cobras.
KJV: and the cruel venom of asps.
INT: of serpents their wine poison of cobras and the deadly

Job 20:16
HEB: רֹאשׁ־ פְּתָנִ֥ים יִינָ֑ק
NAS: He sucks the poison of cobras;
KJV: He shall suck the poison of asps:
INT: the poison of cobras sucks

Psalm 69:21
HEB: וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּבָרוּתִ֣י רֹ֑אשׁ וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי
NAS: They also gave me gall for my food
KJV: They gave me also gall for my meat;
INT: gave my food gall my thirst gave

Jeremiah 8:14
HEB: וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּ מֵי־ רֹ֔אשׁ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ
NAS: us And given us poisoned water
KJV: and given us water of gall to drink,
INT: and given water poisoned Because have sinned

Jeremiah 9:15
HEB: וְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖ים מֵי־ רֹֽאשׁ׃
NAS: and give them poisoned water
KJV: and give them water of gall to drink.
INT: and give water poisoned

Jeremiah 23:15
HEB: וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים מֵי־ רֹ֑אשׁ כִּ֗י מֵאֵת֙
NAS: And make them drink poisonous water,
KJV: the water of gall: for from the prophets
INT: drink water poisonous for the prophets

Lamentations 3:5
HEB: עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃
NAS: and encompassed me with bitterness and hardship.
KJV: me, and compassed [me] with gall and travail.
INT: and and encompassed bitterness and hardship

Lamentations 3:19
HEB: וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃
NAS: the wormwood and bitterness.
KJV: the wormwood and the gall.
INT: and my wandering the wormwood and bitterness

Hosea 10:4
HEB: בְּרִ֑ית וּפָרַ֤ח כָּרֹאשׁ֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט עַ֖ל
NAS: sprouts like poisonous weeds in the furrows
KJV: springeth up as hemlock in the furrows
INT: covenants sprouts poisonous and judgment in

Amos 6:12
HEB: כִּֽי־ הֲפַכְתֶּ֤ם לְרֹאשׁ֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּפְרִ֥י
NAS: justice into poison And the fruit
KJV: judgment into gall, and the fruit
INT: for have turned poison justice and the fruit

12 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7219
12 Occurrences


kā·rōš — 1 Occ.
lə·rōš — 1 Occ.
rō·wōš — 1 Occ.
rōš — 7 Occ.
wā·rōš — 1 Occ.
wə·rōš — 1 Occ.
















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