Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H7218: רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh) Definition

Strong's number
H7218
Lemma
רֹאשׁ
Transliteration
rôʼsh
Pronunciation
roshe
Strong's definition
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top. from an unused root apparently meaning to shake;

547 instances of the word רֹאשׁ rôʼsh (H7218)


  • 1 Chronicles 10:9 - And when they had stripped him they took his head and his armour and sent into the land of the Philistines round about to carry tidings unto their idols and to the people

  • 1 Chronicles 11:6 - said And David Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first and was chief and captain up first So Joab the son of Zeruiah and was chief

  • 1 Chronicles 11:10 - These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom and with all Israel to make him king according to the word of the LORD and with all Israel

  • 1 Chronicles 11:11 - And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had Jashobeam an Hachmonite the chief he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain time by him at one

  • 1 Chronicles 11:15 - went down Now three of the thirty captains to the rock to David into the cave of Adullam and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim

  • 1 Chronicles 11:20 - And Abishai the brother of Joab he was chief against three for lifting up his spear against three hundred he slew them and had a name against three

  • 1 Chronicles 11:42 - Adina the son of Shiza of the Reubenites a captain of the Reubenites and thirty

  • 1 Chronicles 12:3 - The chief was Ahiezer then Joash the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite and Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth and Berachah and Jehu the Antothite

  • 1 Chronicles 12:9 - Ezer the first Obadiah the second Eliab the third

  • 1 Chronicles 12:14 - These were of the sons of Gad captains of the host one was over an hundred of the least and the greatest over a thousand

  • 1 Chronicles 12:18 - Then the spirit came upon Amasai them captains of the captains and he said Thine are we David and on thy side thou son of Jesse be unto thee and peace be unto thee and peace be unto thee and peace be to thine helpers be to thine helpers for thy God received and he said Thine are we David them and made them captains of the band

  • 1 Chronicles 12:19 - some of Manasseh And there fell to David when he came of the Philistines Saul to battle but they helped upon advisement sent them not for the lords of the Philistines him away saying to the jeopardy of our heads And there fell to his master Saul

  • 1 Chronicles 12:20 - As he went to Ziklag there fell that were of Manasseh Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zilthai captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh

  • 1 Chronicles 12:23 - And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war and came to David to Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him according to the word of the LORD

  • 1 Chronicles 12:32 - And of the children of Issachar to know which were men that had understanding of the times to know ought to do what Israel the heads of them were two hundred and all their brethren were at their commandment

  • 1 Chronicles 14:15 - And it shall be when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees is gone forth to battle is gone forth for God before thee to smite the host of the Philistines

  • 1 Chronicles 15:12 - And said unto them Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites sanctify yourselves both ye and your brethren that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared

  • 1 Chronicles 16:5 - Asaph the chief and next to him Zechariah Jeiel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obededom Jeiel with psalteries and with harps Asaph with cymbals made a sound

  • 1 Chronicles 16:7 - Then on that day delivered David first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren

  • 1 Chronicles 20:2 - took And David the crown of their king from off his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold stones and there were precious from off his head And David spoil out of the city and he brought much also exceeding