ראש
Hebrew
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-sh) |
From Proto-Semitic *raʔš-. Cognate with Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).
Noun
רֹאשׁ • (rosh) m (plural indefinite רָאשִׁים, singular construct רֹאשׁ־, plural construct רָאשֵׁי־, feminine counterpart ראשה)
- (anatomy) head
- head, chief, leader, chairperson
- head, beginning, start; the top, or leading part.
- headcount; census
- Old Testament, Book of Exodus 30:12
- Old Testament, Book of Numbers 1:2,49; 4:2,22; 26:2; 31:49
- primary: first, beginning
- The more succulent, aroma-rich part of a plant, brush or tree bark. [1]
Usage notes
Standing in direct contrast to 'זנב' (zanáv)– the tail, i.e. trailing part.
Declension
Declension of רֹאשׁ
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | רֹאשׁ | first | רֹאשִׁי | רֹאשֵׁנוּ | ||
| definite | הָרֹאשׁ | second | רֹאשְׁךָ | רֹאשֵׁךְ | רֹאשְׁכֶם | רֹאשְׁכֶן | |
| construct | רֹאשׁ־ | third | רֹאשׁוֹ | רֹאשָׁהּ | רֹאשָׁם | רֹאשָׁן | |
| plural | indefinite | רָאשִׁים | first | ראשיי / רָאשַׁי | רָאשֵׁינוּ | ||
| definite | הָרָאשִׁים | second | רָאשֶׁיךָ | ראשייך / רָאשַׁיִךְ | רָאשֵׁיכֶם | רָאשֵׁיכֶן | |
| construct | רָאשֵׁי־ | third | רָאשָׁיו | רָאשֶׁיהָ | רָאשֵׁיהֶם | רָאשֵׁיהֶן | |
Derived terms
- כְּאֵב רֹאשׁ (kəʾḗḇ rōš)
- רֹאשׁ הַפִּין (rosh ha-pin)
- רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rōš hašānā́)
- רֹאשׁ חֹודֶשׁ (rōš ḥṓḏeš)
- ראשי תיבות / רָאשֵׁי תֵּבוֹת (rashéi teivót)
- רֹאשׁ מֶמְשָׁלָה (rósh memshalá)
- רֹאשׁ עִיר (rōš ʿīr)
- רֹאשׁ עִירִיָּה (rōš ʿīriyyā́)
- רִאשׁוֹן (rīšṓn)
- רָאשִׁי (rashí)
- שׁוֹמֵר רֹאשׁ (shomér-rósh)
See also
Further reading
ראש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 2
Noun
רֹאשׁ • (rōš) m (singular construct רֹאשׁ־)