רֵאשׁrêʼsh
head
Pronunciation: raysh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7217
Meanings
1. head, of man (Daniel 3:27; Daniel 7:9; Daniel 2:32)
2. head, as seat of visions (Daniel 2:28; Daniel 4:2; Daniel 4:7)
3. = chief (Ezra 5:10)
4. sum, essential content, of matters (Daniel 7:1)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Ezra 5:10 And we demanded their names so that we could tell you who the leaders were.
- Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.
- Daniel 2:32 The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
- Daniel 2:38 He has made you the ruler over all the inhabited world and has put even the wild animals and birds under your control. You are the head of gold.
- Daniel 3:27 Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke!
- Daniel 4:5 But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).