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רֹ֖אשׁ

rosh

‏ראש‎ higher than the head Ezr %: ‏הפך לְמִ'‎ to turn upwards, stand on the head

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Distribution

Senses

1. ראש

‏ראש‎ higher than the head Ezr %: ‏הפך לְמִ'‎ to turn upwards, stand on the head

2. ראש

‏ראש ‎or 879 SamP

3. ראש

‏ראש ע'‎ a rounded head, cf

4. ראש

‏ראש‎ of the Ephraimites 2C ‏

5. רְאש

') ‎one of the heads of the people‏

6. רֹאשׁ

venom

7. רֹאשׁ

a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents)

Attestations

6 of 12 attestations shown.

Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

  • Klein, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language (Carta 1987) scan p. 625; entry #15477 Review: Under source audit

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