Words the Bible translates as head
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- roshרֹאשׁhead: the head on a body, and from that picture the top of a thing, the person in charge, the start of something, the choicest part, and the total of a count.
- kephalēκεφαλήhead: the top part of the body, and by extension the topmost, foremost, or most prominent part of anything, including the leading member of a group
- reshרֵאשׁthe head: the top of a body, and so whoever or whatever stands at the top or comes first
- gulgoletגֻּלְגֹּלֶתthe skull: the bony head, and so a single head as the unit for counting people one by one.
- qodqodקׇדְקֹדthe crown of the head: the very top of the head, the highest point of a person's body.
- mera'ashahמְרַאֲשָׁוֹתthe spot at the head of someone lying down: the place where a sleeper's head is, and where a thing is laid or set within reach
- marashahמְרַאֲשָׁוֹתheadnot studied yet
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