Strong's Lexicon rosh: Head, chief, top, beginning, leader Original Word: רֹאשׁ 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 Originfrom 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 wərōšLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 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 Deuteronomy 32:33 Job 20:16 Psalm 69:21 Jeremiah 8:14 Jeremiah 9:15 Jeremiah 23:15 Lamentations 3:5 Lamentations 3:19 Hosea 10:4 Amos 6:12 12 Occurrences |
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