Resh רֵאשׁ
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| רֵאשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | resh |
| Strong's number | H7217 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | head |
| Occurrences | 14 in 13 verses |
| Most frequent in | Daniel (12) |
Resh (Aramaic רֵאשׁ, Strong's H7217) is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning “head”. It occurs 14 times in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) chief, head
1a) head (of man)
1b) head (as seat of visions)
1c) chief
1d) sum (essential content)
1a) head (of man)
1b) head (as seat of visions)
1c) chief
1d) sum (essential content)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | head (11), chief (1), sum (1), heads (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | my mind (4), head (2), came into your mind (1), their heads (1), passed through his mind (1), this is the summary (1), heads (1), his head (1), its head (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Resh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 5:10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
Daniel
- Daniel 2:28But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;But 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:
- Daniel 2:32This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
- Daniel 2:38And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.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.
- Daniel 3:27And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.and 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.
- Daniel 4:5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
- Daniel 4:10Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.In 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.
- Daniel 4:13I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
- Daniel 7:1In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.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.
- Daniel 7:6After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.Next, 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.
- Daniel 7:9I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.As 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.
- Daniel 7:15I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.
- Daniel 7:20And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.I 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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).