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Lexicon :: Strong's H7217 - rē'š

Aa
רֵאשׁ
Transliteration
rē'š
Pronunciation
raysh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to רֹאשׁ (H7218)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2983

Strong’s Definitions

רֵאשׁ rêʼsh, raysh; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7218; the head; figuratively, the sum:—chief, head, sum.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H7217 in the following manner: head (12x), sum (1x), chief (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H7217 in the following manner: head (12x), sum (1x), chief (1x).

  1. chief, head

    1. head (of man)

    2. head (as seat of visions)

    3. chief

    4. sum (essential content)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֵאשׁ rêʼsh, raysh; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7218; the head; figuratively, the sum:—chief, head, sum.
STRONGS H7217: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† רֵאשׁ noun masculineDaniel 7:6 head (Egyptian Aramaic, S-CPap.; Palmyrene רש; Targum רֵישׁ, Syriac bdb111201; Biblical Hebrew H7218 ראֹשׁ); — construct ר׳ Daniel 7:1; emphatic הָ֯ Daniel 2:38; suffix רֵאשׁי Daniel 4:2 +, חָ֯ Daniel 2:28, הֵּ֯ Daniel 2:32 +, הַּ֯ Daniel 7:20, הֵ֯וֺן Daniel 3:27; plural absolute רֵאשִׁין Daniel 7:6, suffix רָאשֵׁיהֹם (K§§ 53, Anm. b); 63 GuHpt on the passage) Ezra 5:10; —
1. head of man Daniel 3:27, compare Daniel 7:9; in vision: of image Daniel 2:32, 38, beast Daniel 7:6, 20.
2. head as seat of visions, הֶזְוֵי רֵאשָׁךְ, etc., Daniel 2:28; Daniel 4:2; Daniel 4:7; Daniel 4:10; Daniel 7:1, 15.
3. = chief, בְּר׳ Ezra 5:10 in the capacity of their chiefs.
4. sum, essential content, of matters Daniel 7:1 (NesMM 40 beginning).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

5:10; 5:10

Daniel

2:28; 2:28; 2:32; 2:32; 2:38; 2:38; 3:27; 3:27; 4:2; 4:2; 4:7; 4:10; 7:1; 7:1; 7:1; 7:6; 7:6; 7:6; 7:9; 7:15; 7:20; 7:20

H7217

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7217 matches the Hebrew רֵאשׁ (rē'š),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:10 - And we made request for their names, so that we might send you word, and give you the names of the men at the head of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - But there is a God in heaven, the unveiler of secrets, and he has given to King Nebuchadnezzar knowledge of what will take place in the last days. Your dreams and the visions of your head on your bed are these:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - As for this image, its head was made of the best gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, its middle and its sides were of brass,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:38 - Wherever the children of men are living; into whose hands he has given the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven, and has made you ruler over them all, you are the head of gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - And the captains, the chiefs, and the rulers, and the king's wise men who had come together, saw these men, over whose bodies the fire had no power, and not a hair of their heads was burned, and their coats were not changed, and there was no smell of fire about them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5 - I saw a dream which was a cause of great fear to me; I was troubled by the images of my mind on my bed, and by the visions of my head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:10 - On my bed I saw a vision: there was a tree in the middle of the earth, and it was very high.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:13 - In the visions of my head on my bed I saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 - In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream, and visions came into his head on his bed: then he put the dream in writing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6 - After this I saw another beast, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; and the beast had four heads, and the power of a ruler was given to it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:9 - I went on looking till the seats of kings were placed, and one like a very old man took his seat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool; his seat was flames of fire and its wheels burning fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:15 - As for me, Daniel, my spirit was pained because of this, and the visions of my head were troubling me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20 - And about the ten horns on his head and the other which came up, causing the fall of three; that horn which had eyes, and a mouth saying great things, which seemed to be greater than the other horns.
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