ראש

Hebrew

Root
ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-sh)
11 terms

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁoʃ/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /roʃ/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʀoʃ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *raʔš-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒊕 (rēšum) and Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

Noun

רֹאשׁ • (rosh) m (plural indefinite רָאשִׁים, singular construct רֹאשׁ־, plural construct רָאשֵׁי־, feminine counterpart ראשה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

(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

Stands in direct contrast to זנב (zanáv) – the tail, i.e. trailing part.

Declension

Declension of **רֹאשׁ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	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