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Hebrew word study

רֹאשׁrôʼsh — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figu…

Pronounced “roshe”

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Translated in the King James as: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), lead, poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Appears 586 times in Scripture

Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 19×
Genesis 2:10Genesis 3:15Genesis 8:5Genesis 11:4Genesis 28:12Genesis 28:18Genesis 40:13Genesis 40:16Genesis 40:17Genesis 40:19Genesis 40:20Genesis 47:31Genesis 48:14Genesis 48:17Genesis 48:18Genesis 49:26+ 3 more in Genesis
Exodus — 25×
Exodus 6:14Exodus 6:25Exodus 12:2Exodus 12:9Exodus 17:9Exodus 17:10Exodus 18:25Exodus 19:20Exodus 24:17Exodus 26:24Exodus 28:32Exodus 29:6Exodus 29:7Exodus 29:10Exodus 29:15Exodus 29:17Exodus 29:19Exodus 30:23Exodus 34:2Exodus 36:29Exodus 36:38Exodus 38:17Exodus 38:19Exodus 38:28+ 1 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 40×
Leviticus 1:4Leviticus 1:8Leviticus 1:12Leviticus 1:15Leviticus 3:2Leviticus 3:8Leviticus 3:13Leviticus 4:4Leviticus 4:11Leviticus 4:15Leviticus 4:24Leviticus 4:29Leviticus 4:33Leviticus 5:8Leviticus 6:5Leviticus 8:9Leviticus 8:12Leviticus 8:14Leviticus 8:18Leviticus 8:20Leviticus 8:22Leviticus 9:13Leviticus 10:6Leviticus 13:12Leviticus 13:29+ 15 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 35×
Numbers 1:4Numbers 1:16Numbers 1:49Numbers 4:2Numbers 5:7Numbers 5:18Numbers 6:5Numbers 6:7Numbers 6:9Numbers 6:11Numbers 6:18Numbers 7:2Numbers 8:12Numbers 10:4Numbers 10:10Numbers 13:3Numbers 14:4Numbers 14:40Numbers 14:44Numbers 17:3Numbers 20:28Numbers 21:20Numbers 23:9Numbers 23:14Numbers 23:28+ 10 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 17×
Deuteronomy 1:13Deuteronomy 1:15Deuteronomy 3:27Deuteronomy 5:23Deuteronomy 20:9Deuteronomy 21:12Deuteronomy 28:13Deuteronomy 28:23Deuteronomy 28:44Deuteronomy 29:10Deuteronomy 32:42Deuteronomy 33:5Deuteronomy 33:15Deuteronomy 33:16Deuteronomy 33:21Deuteronomy 34:1+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 15×
Joshua 2:19Joshua 7:6Joshua 11:10Joshua 14:1Joshua 15:8Joshua 15:9Joshua 19:51Joshua 21:1Joshua 22:14Joshua 22:21Joshua 22:30Joshua 23:2Joshua 24:1+ 2 more in Joshua
Judges — 28×
Judges 5:26Judges 5:30Judges 6:26Judges 7:16Judges 7:19Judges 7:20Judges 7:25Judges 8:28Judges 9:7Judges 9:25Judges 9:34Judges 9:36Judges 9:37Judges 9:43Judges 9:44Judges 9:53Judges 9:57Judges 10:18Judges 11:8Judges 11:9Judges 11:11Judges 13:5Judges 16:3Judges 16:13Judges 16:17+ 3 more in Judges
1 Samuel — 21×
1 Sam 1:111 Sam 4:121 Sam 5:41 Sam 9:221 Sam 10:11 Sam 11:111 Sam 13:171 Sam 13:181 Sam 14:451 Sam 15:171 Sam 17:51 Sam 17:381 Sam 17:461 Sam 17:511 Sam 17:541 Sam 17:571 Sam 25:391 Sam 26:131 Sam 28:21 Sam 29:41 Sam 31:9
2 Samuel — 32×
2 Sam 1:22 Sam 1:102 Sam 1:162 Sam 2:162 Sam 2:252 Sam 3:82 Sam 3:292 Sam 4:72 Sam 4:82 Sam 4:122 Sam 5:242 Sam 12:302 Sam 13:192 Sam 14:262 Sam 15:302 Sam 15:322 Sam 16:12 Sam 16:92 Sam 18:92 Sam 20:212 Sam 20:222 Sam 22:442 Sam 23:82 Sam 23:132 Sam 23:18+ 7 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 23×
1 Ki 2:321 Ki 2:331 Ki 2:371 Ki 2:441 Ki 7:161 Ki 7:171 Ki 7:181 Ki 7:191 Ki 7:221 Ki 7:351 Ki 7:411 Ki 8:11 Ki 8:81 Ki 8:321 Ki 10:191 Ki 18:421 Ki 20:311 Ki 20:321 Ki 21:91 Ki 21:12+ 3 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 17×
2 Ki 1:92 Ki 2:32 Ki 2:52 Ki 4:192 Ki 6:252 Ki 6:312 Ki 6:322 Ki 9:32 Ki 9:62 Ki 9:302 Ki 10:62 Ki 10:72 Ki 10:82 Ki 19:212 Ki 25:182 Ki 25:27+ 1 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 73×
1 Chr 4:421 Chr 5:71 Chr 5:121 Chr 5:151 Chr 5:241 Chr 7:21 Chr 7:31 Chr 7:71 Chr 7:91 Chr 7:111 Chr 7:401 Chr 8:61 Chr 8:101 Chr 8:131 Chr 8:281 Chr 9:91 Chr 9:131 Chr 9:171 Chr 9:331 Chr 9:341 Chr 10:91 Chr 11:61 Chr 11:101 Chr 11:111 Chr 11:15+ 48 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 22×
2 Chr 1:22 Chr 3:152 Chr 3:162 Chr 4:122 Chr 5:22 Chr 5:92 Chr 6:232 Chr 11:222 Chr 13:122 Chr 19:82 Chr 19:112 Chr 20:272 Chr 23:22 Chr 24:62 Chr 24:112 Chr 25:122 Chr 26:122 Chr 26:202 Chr 28:122 Chr 31:10+ 2 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 13×
Ezra 1:5Ezra 2:68Ezra 3:12Ezra 4:2Ezra 4:3Ezra 7:5Ezra 7:28Ezra 8:1Ezra 8:16Ezra 8:17Ezra 9:3Ezra 9:6Ezra 10:16
Nehemiah — 16×
Nehemiah 4:4Nehemiah 7:70Nehemiah 7:71Nehemiah 8:13Nehemiah 9:17Nehemiah 10:14Nehemiah 11:3Nehemiah 11:13Nehemiah 11:16Nehemiah 11:17Nehemiah 12:7Nehemiah 12:12Nehemiah 12:22Nehemiah 12:23Nehemiah 12:24Nehemiah 12:46
Esther — 5×
Esther 2:17Esther 5:2Esther 6:8Esther 6:12Esther 9:25
Job — 13×
Job 1:17Job 1:20Job 2:12Job 10:15Job 12:24Job 16:4Job 19:9Job 20:6Job 22:12Job 24:24Job 29:3Job 29:25Job 41:7
Psalms — 33×
Psalms 3:3Psalms 7:16Psalms 18:43Psalms 21:3Psalms 22:7Psalms 23:5Psalms 24:7Psalms 24:9Psalms 27:6Psalms 38:4Psalms 40:12Psalms 44:14Psalms 60:7Psalms 66:12Psalms 68:21Psalms 69:4Psalms 72:16Psalms 74:13Psalms 74:14Psalms 83:2Psalms 108:8Psalms 109:25Psalms 110:6Psalms 110:7Psalms 118:22+ 8 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 10×
Proverbs 1:9Proverbs 1:21Proverbs 4:9Proverbs 8:2Proverbs 8:23Proverbs 8:26Proverbs 10:6Proverbs 11:26Proverbs 23:34Proverbs 25:22
Ecclesiastes — 3×
Eccles 2:14Eccles 3:11Eccles 9:8
Song of Solomon — 9×
Song 2:6Song 4:8Song 4:14Song 5:2Song 5:11Song 7:5Song 8:3+ 2 more in Song of Solomon
Isaiah — 28×
Isaiah 1:5Isaiah 1:6Isaiah 2:2Isaiah 7:8Isaiah 7:9Isaiah 7:20Isaiah 9:14Isaiah 9:15Isaiah 15:2Isaiah 17:6Isaiah 19:15Isaiah 28:1Isaiah 28:4Isaiah 29:10Isaiah 30:17Isaiah 35:10Isaiah 37:22Isaiah 40:21Isaiah 41:4Isaiah 41:26Isaiah 42:11Isaiah 48:16Isaiah 51:11Isaiah 51:20Isaiah 58:5+ 3 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 13×
Jeremiah 2:37Jeremiah 9:1Jeremiah 13:21Jeremiah 14:3Jeremiah 14:4Jeremiah 18:16Jeremiah 22:6Jeremiah 23:19Jeremiah 30:23Jeremiah 31:7Jeremiah 48:37Jeremiah 52:24Jeremiah 52:31
Lamentations — 9×
Lam 1:5Lam 2:10Lam 2:15Lam 2:19Lam 3:54Lam 4:1Lam 5:16+ 2 more in Lamentations
Ezekiel — 39×
Ezekiel 1:22Ezekiel 1:25Ezekiel 1:26Ezekiel 5:1Ezekiel 6:13Ezekiel 7:18Ezekiel 8:3Ezekiel 9:10Ezekiel 10:1Ezekiel 10:11Ezekiel 11:21Ezekiel 13:18Ezekiel 16:12Ezekiel 16:25Ezekiel 16:31Ezekiel 16:43Ezekiel 17:4Ezekiel 17:19Ezekiel 17:22Ezekiel 21:19Ezekiel 21:21Ezekiel 22:31Ezekiel 23:15Ezekiel 23:42Ezekiel 24:23+ 14 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 1×
Daniel 1:10
Hosea — 2×
Hosea 1:11Hosea 4:13
Joel — 2×
Joel 3:4Joel 3:7
Amos — 6×
Amos 1:2Amos 2:7Amos 6:7Amos 8:10Amos 9:1Amos 9:3
Obadiah — 1×
Obadiah 1:15
Jonah — 3×
Jonah 2:5Jonah 4:6Jonah 4:8
Micah — 5×
Micah 2:13Micah 3:1Micah 3:9Micah 3:11Micah 4:1
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:10
Habakkuk — 2×
Habakkuk 3:13Habakkuk 3:14
Zechariah — 5×
Zech 1:21Zech 3:5Zech 4:2Zech 6:11+ 1 more in Zechariah

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