What does רֹאשׁ · זָנָב mean in the Bible?
רֹאשׁ · זָנָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "head, top, leader / tail, lower part, follower".
Hebrew · H7218, H2180
רֹאשׁ / זָנָב
The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) · the tail (literally or figuratively)
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רֹאשׁ H7218 the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Pronunciation rosh
Physical apex extends metaphorically to leadership, primacy, and authority across spatial, temporal, and social domains.
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זָנָב H2180 the tail (literally or figuratively)
What does רֹאשׁ / זָנָב (rosh / zanav) mean in the Bible?
רֹאשׁ · זָנָב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "head, top, leader / tail, lower part, follower".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7218, H2180?
H7218, H2180 is connected to 611 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. head, top, leader / tail, lower part, follower
Strong's H7218, H2180
Lexical occurrences 611 verses Source Gloss
head, top, leader / tail, lower part, follower
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain