רֵאשָׁ֖/ה
𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤄
rêʼsh
the head
Head; the uppermost or leading part of the body, or the top or foremost part of an object. Used figuratively for chief, leader, or principal person; also refers to a total or sum when counting people or things in lists or censuses.
Daniel 2:38 · Word #17
Lexicon H7217
| Lemma | רֵאשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤀𐤔 |
| Transliteration | rêʼsh |
| Strong's | H7217 |
| Definition | Head; the uppermost or leading part of the body, or the top or foremost part of an object. Used figuratively for chief, leader, or principal person; also refers to a total or sum when counting people or things in lists or censuses. |
Morphology ANcmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the head |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7217-02
the head
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, masculine singular, determined (definite/emphatic) state in Aramaic. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is masculine singular in the determined (definite/emphatic) state, requiring a definite rendering. "The head" preserves the core concrete meaning of the root ראשׁ while allowing for its extended senses of foremost or leading part without imposing contextual interpretation. |
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