Jeremiah 23:19:9Jer.23.19.W9TAB
רֹ֥אשׁ
rosh
“head of”
- Transliteration
- ROSH
- Extended
- ROHSH
- IPA
- /ˈroːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- head of
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ROSH
- phraseyour reading level
ROSH re-sha-IM
- clause
AL ROSH re-sha-IM ya-KHUL
- sentence
hi-NE sa-a-RAT ye-ho-VAH khe-MA ya-tse-A ve-SA-ar mit-kho-LEL AL ROSH re-sha-IM ya-KHUL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʿal rōš reshaim {עַל רֹאשׁ רְשָעִים | ʿal rōš rəšāʿîm} ‘upon the head of the wicked’ uses spatial metaphor to denote personal judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootresh, aleph, shin
“head, chief”
In context — Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, the storm of the LORD —wrath has been unleashed; a twisting tempest—it will whirl onto the head of the wicked .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Jeremiah 23:19, so the Hebrew word רֹ֥אשׁ (rosh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.23.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.19.W9.S1) and character.