Rosh — the meaning of the Hebrew name רֹאשׁ

רֹאשׁ

Rôʼsh · pronounced roshe · Strong's H7220 · a man

Rosh means Rosh, the name of an Israelite and of a foreign nation.

Built from

רֹאשׁ rôʼsh (the same as, H7218) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably the same as H7218; Rosh, the name of an Israelite and of a foreign nation.

First appearance

Gen 46:21 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (KJV)

Every verse that names Rosh

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

Gen 46:21

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