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Lexicon :: Strong's H7217 - rē'š

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רֵאשׁ
Transliteration
rē'š
Pronunciation
raysh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to רֹאשׁ (H7218)
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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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H7217

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

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:10 - We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief H7217 of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - But 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 H7217 upon thy bed, are these;
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - This image's head H7217 was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:38 - And 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 H7217 of gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - And 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 H7217 singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5 - I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head H7217 troubled me.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:10 - Thus were the visions of mine head H7217 in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:13 - I saw in the visions of my head H7217 upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 - In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head H7217 upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum H7217 of the matters.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6 - After 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; H7217 and dominion was given to it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:9 - I 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 H7217 like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:15 - I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head H7217 troubled me.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20 - And of the ten horns that were in his head, H7217 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.
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