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It is a versatile term used to convey both physical and metaphorical prominence or primacy.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of "head" or "chief" was integral to societal structure. The "head" of a tribe or family was responsible for leadership and decision-making. Similarly, the "head" of a body symbolized control and direction. The term "rosh" reflects these cultural understandings, emphasizing leadership, authority, and the starting point of something significant.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm">rosh</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>(bitter and poisonous herb) venom<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bitterness (2), gall (1), poison (4), poisoned (2), poisonous (2), poisonous weeds (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">ראשׁ</font> and ( <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32</a>) <font class="hebrew2">רוֺשׁ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Deuteronomy 32:33</sup> a bitter and poisonous herb, them venom, always figurative; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a bitter and poisonous herb</b></font>, + (or "") <font class="hebrew2">לַעֲנָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29-17.htm">Deuteronomy 29:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-19.htm">Lamentations 3:19</a>, so (<font class="hebrew2">מֵי ראֹשׁ</font>) <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9-14.htm">Jeremiah 9:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23-15.htm">Jeremiah 23:15</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מֵי ר</font> (without <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ל</font>) <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/8-14.htm">Jeremiah 8:14</a>; <font class="hebrew2">עִנְּכֵירֿוֺשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/22-32.htm">Deuteronomy 22:32</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מְרֹרֹת</font>); <font class="hebrew2">ראֹשׁ וּתְלָאָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-5.htm">Lamentations 3:5</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ר</font> alone <a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-22.htm">Psalm 69:22</a>, <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁמָּטוּמָּרַח כָּראֹשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-4.htm">Hosea 10:4</a>, <font class="hebrew2">מִשְׁמָּט</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הְפַכְתֶּם לר</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/6-12.htm">Amos 6:12</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>venom</em>, of serpents, <font class="hebrew2">מְּתָנִים</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ר</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Deuteronomy 32:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/20-16.htm">Job 20:16</a>. <p> <font class="hebrew2">רוֺשׁ</font> <em>poison</em>, <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32</a>, see II.<font class="hebrew2">ראֹשׁ</font>. </p><br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gall, hemlock, poison, venom <p>Or rowsh (Deut. 32:32) {roshe}; apparently the same as <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm">ro'sh</a>; a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents) -- gall, hemlock, poison, venom. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm">ro'sh</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְרֹ֥אשׁ וָרֹֽאשׁ׃ וראש וראש׃ כָּרֹאשׁ֙ כראש לְרֹאשׁ֙ לראש ר֔וֹשׁ רֹ֑אשׁ רֹ֔אשׁ רֹ֖אשׁ רֹ֥אשׁ רֹֽאשׁ׃ רֹאשׁ־ ראש ראש־ ראש׃ רוש kā·rōš kārōš karoSh lə·rōš lərōš leroSh rō·wōš Roosh rōš rōš- rosh rōwōš vaRosh veRosh wā·rōš wārōš wə·rōš wərōš<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/29-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 29:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֹׁ֛רֶשׁ פֹּרֶ֥ה <b> רֹ֖אשׁ </b> וְלַעֲנָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bearing <span class="itali">poisonous</span> fruit<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that beareth <span class="itali">gall</span> and wormwood;<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/29-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A root bearing <span class="itali">poisonous</span> and wormwood<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/32-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 32:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙ עִנְּבֵי־ <b> ר֔וֹשׁ </b> אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת מְרֹרֹ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are grapes <span class="itali">of poison,</span> Their clusters,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [are] grapes <span class="itali">of gall,</span> their clusters<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their grapes are grapes <span class="itali">of poison</span> their clusters bitter<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/32-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 32:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּנִּינִ֖ם יֵינָ֑ם <b> וְרֹ֥אשׁ </b> פְּתָנִ֖ים אַכְזָֽר׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the deadly <span class="itali">poison</span> of cobras.<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the cruel <span class="itali">venom</span> of asps.<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of serpents their wine <span class="itali">poison</span> of cobras and the deadly<p><b><a href="/text/job/20-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 20:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> רֹאשׁ־ </b> פְּתָנִ֥ים יִינָ֑ק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He sucks <span class="itali">the poison</span> of cobras;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> He shall suck <span class="itali">the poison</span> of asps:<br><a href="/interlinear/job/20-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the poison</span> of cobras sucks<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/69-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 69:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/69.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּתְּנ֣וּ בְּבָרוּתִ֣י <b> רֹ֑אשׁ </b> וְ֝לִצְמָאִ֗י יַשְׁק֥וּנִי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/69.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They also gave <span class="itali">me gall</span> for my food<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/69.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> They gave <span class="itali">me also gall</span> for my meat;<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gave my food <span class="itali">gall</span> my thirst gave<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 8:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּ מֵי־ <b> רֹ֔אשׁ </b> כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> us And given <span class="itali">us poisoned</span> water<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and given us water <span class="itali">of gall</span> to drink,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/8-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and given water <span class="itali">poisoned</span> Because have sinned<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 9:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִשְׁקִיתִ֖ים מֵי־ <b> רֹֽאשׁ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and give <span class="itali">them poisoned</span> water<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and give them water <span class="itali">of gall</span> to drink.<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and give water <span class="itali">poisoned</span><p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/23-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 23:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים מֵי־ <b> רֹ֑אשׁ </b> כִּ֗י מֵאֵת֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And make them drink <span class="itali">poisonous</span> water,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the water <span class="itali">of gall:</span> for from the prophets<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/23-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> drink water <span class="itali">poisonous</span> for the prophets<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 3:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף <b> רֹ֥אשׁ </b> וּתְלָאָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and encompassed <span class="itali">me with bitterness</span> and hardship.<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me, and compassed <span class="itali">[me] with gall</span> and travail.<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and and encompassed <span class="itali">bitterness</span> and hardship<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/3-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 3:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה <b> וָרֹֽאשׁ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the wormwood <span class="itali">and bitterness.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the wormwood <span class="itali">and the gall.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/3-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and my wandering the wormwood <span class="itali">and bitterness</span><p><b><a href="/text/hosea/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hosea 10:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּרִ֑ית וּפָרַ֤ח <b> כָּרֹאשׁ֙ </b> מִשְׁפָּ֔ט עַ֖ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hosea/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sprouts <span class="itali">like poisonous weeds</span> in the furrows<br><a href="/kjvs/hosea/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> springeth up <span class="itali">as hemlock</span> in the furrows<br><a href="/interlinear/hosea/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> covenants sprouts <span class="itali">poisonous</span> and judgment in<p><b><a href="/text/amos/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 6:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּֽי־ הֲפַכְתֶּ֤ם <b> לְרֹאשׁ֙ </b> מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וּפְרִ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> justice <span class="itali">into poison</span> And the fruit<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> judgment <span class="itali">into gall,</span> and the fruit<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/6-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for have turned <span class="itali">poison</span> justice and the fruit<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7219.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7219.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7219<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/karosh_7219.htm">kā·rōš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lerosh_7219.htm">lə·rōš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/roosh_7219.htm">rō·wōš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/rosh_7219.htm">rōš — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/varosh_7219.htm">wā·rōš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/verosh_7219.htm">wə·rōš — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div 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