רֹאשׁ (rōʾš) is a Hebrew noun meaning head. It appears 600 times in 35 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7218).

Also rendered

• rosh
• top
• chief

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2097)

Root family 2097: רֹאשׁ rōʾš — I, head; top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum

• רִאשׁוֹן riʾšôn — former
• רֵאשִׁית rēʾšît — beginning
• מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת mĕraʾăšāwōt — place at the head
• רַאֲשֹׁת raʾăšōt — place at the head
• רִאשָׁה riʾšâ — beginning-time
• מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת mĕraʾăšāwōt — place at the head
• רִאשֹׁנִי riʾšōnî — first
• רֹאשָׁה rōʾšâ — top

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