Word Study · Strong's H7217 · Hebrew
רֵאשׁ
resh
raysh
Strong's 1890 spelling: rêʼsh
“the head”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the head; figuratively, the sum
Rendered in the KJV as
chief, head, sum.
- 14occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- רֵאשִׁ֖י4
- רֵאשֵׁהּ֙2
- בְרֵאשַׁ֔הּ1
- בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ ס1
- רֵ֥אשׁ1
- רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ1
- רֵאשָׁ֖ה1
- רֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙1
- רֵאשִׁין֙1
- רֵאשָׁ֛ךְ1
How it is rendered · 10
- head my4
- head his2
- [are] at heads their1
- [the] head of1
- [were] on head its1
- head its1
- head the1
- head their1
- head your1
- heads1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
- noun · masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcbsc/Sp1bs · 4
- ANcbsc/Sp3ms · 3
- ANcbsc · 1
- ANcbsc/Sp2ms · 1
- ANcbsc/Sp3mp · 1
- ANcbsd/Ta · 1
- ANcmpa · 1
- AR/Ncbsc/Sp3fs · 1
- AR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp · 1
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Daniel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Daniel13 occurrences
- Daniel 2:28רֵאשָׁ֛ךְreshakhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBut there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:here: head your
- Daniel 2:32רֵאשֵׁהּ֙reshehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,here: head its
- Daniel 2:38רֵאשָׁ֖הreshah'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.here: head the
- Daniel 3:27רֵֽאשְׁהוֹן֙reshehonnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraland when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.here: head their
- Daniel 4:5רֵאשִׁ֖יreshinoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.here: head my
- Daniel 4:10רֵאשִׁ֖יreshinoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularIn these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.here: head my
- Daniel 4:13רֵאשִׁ֖יreshinoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularAs I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.here: head my
- Daniel 7:1רֵאשֵׁ֖הּreshehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIn the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.here: head his
- Daniel 7:1רֵ֥אשׁreshnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.here: [the] head of
- Daniel 7:6רֵאשִׁין֙reshinnoun · masculine pluralNext, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.here: heads
- Daniel 7:9רֵאשֵׁהּ֙reshehnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAs I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.here: head his
- Daniel 7:15רֵאשִׁ֖יreshinoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.here: head my
- Daniel 7:20בְרֵאשַׁ֔הּvereshahpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularI also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance.here: [were] on head its