ראש

עברית

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ראש¹

  • /ʁoʃ/ Modern Israeli
  • /roʃ/
  • /ʀoʃ/

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *raʔš-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒊕 (rēšum) and Arabic رَأْس (raʔs).

noun רֹאשׁ · rosh · רָאשִׁים · רֹאשׁ־ · רָאשֵׁי־ · ראשה

  1. head שְׂמֹאלוֹ תַּחַת לְרֹאשִׁי וִימִינוֹ תְּחַבְּקֵנִי׃
  2. head, chief, leader, chairperson
  3. head, beginning, start; the top, or leading part.
  4. headcount; census Old Testament, Book of Exodus 30:12
  5. primary: first, beginning
  6. The more succulent, aroma-rich part of a plant, brush or tree bark. נֵרְדְּ וְכַרְכֹּם קָנֶה וְקִנָּמוֹן עִם כָּל־עֲצֵי לְבוֹנָה מֹר וַאֲהָלוֹת עִם כָּל־רָאשֵׁי בְשָׂמִים׃

ראש²

  • /ʁoʃ/ Modern Israeli
  • /roʃ/
  • /ʀoʃ/

noun רֹאשׁ · rōš · רֹאשׁ־

  1. hemlock

In English

  • head part of the body
  • hemlock poisonous plant of genus Conium

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"ראש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ראש. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9

Chicago

"ראש." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ראש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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