ראש

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

/ʁɔʃ/

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) head
  • head, chief, leader, chairperson
  • head, beginning, start
  • headcount; census

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (head).

Origin

Proto-Semitic

*raʾš-

Gloss

head

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

Emoji
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