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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)
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 Box Ezr 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:10 - sed et nomina eorum quaesivimus ab eis ut nuntiaremus tibi quae scripsimus nomina virorum qui sunt principes in eis

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:28 - Sed est Deus in caelo revelans mysteria, qui indicavit tibi rex Nabuchodonosor, quae ventura sunt in novissimis temporibus. Somnium tuum, et visiones capitis tui in cubili tuo huiuscemodi sunt:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:32 - Huius statuae caput ex auro optimo erat, pectus autem et brachia de argento, porro venter, et femora ex aere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:38 - et omnia, in quibus habitant filii hominum, et bestiae agri: volucres quoque caeli dedit in manu tua, et sub ditione tua universa constituit: tu es ergo caput aureum.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - (Vulgate 3:94) Et congregati satrapae et magistratus, et iudices, et potentes regis contemplabantur viros illos, quoniam nihil potestatis habuisset ignis in corporibus eorum, et capillus capitis eorum non esset adustus, et sarabala eorum non fuissent immutata, et odor ignis non transisset per eos.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:5 - (Vulgate 4:2) somnium vidi, quod perterruit me: et cogitationes meae in strato meo, et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:10 - (Vulgate 4:7) Visio capitis mei in cubili meo: Videbam, et ecce arbor in medio terrae, et altitudo eius nimia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:13 - (Vulgate 4:10) Videbam in visione capitis mei super stratum meum, et ecce vigil, et sanctus de caelo descendit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 - Anno primo Baltassar regis Babylonis, Daniel somnium vidit: visio autem capitis eius in cubili suo: et somnium scribens, brevi sermone comprehendit: summatimque perstringens, ait:

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6 - Post haec aspiciebam, et ecce alia quasi pardus, et alas habebat quasi avis, quattuor super se, et quattuor capita erant in bestia, et potestas data est ei.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:9 - Aspiciebam donec throni positi sunt, et antiquus dierum sedit: vestimentum eius candidum quasi nix, et capilli capitis eius quasi lana munda: thronus eius flammae ignis: rotae eius ignis accensus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:15 - Horruit spiritus meus, ego Daniel territus sum in his, et visiones capitis mei conturbaverunt me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20 - et de cornibus decem, quae habebat in capite: et de alio, quod ortum fuerat, ante quod ceciderant tria cornua: et de cornu illo, quod habebat oculos, et os loquens grandia, et maius erat ceteris.
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