רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י (rō·šî) in Psalms 23:5: Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י (rō·šî) in Psalms 23:5
Source Word
At Psalms 23:5, the source token רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י is H7218, N-msc | 1cs. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
My head directly renders the anatomical noun and its first-person singular suffix. The Shepherd becomes a generous host who honors and refreshes the psalmist openly even in the presence of enemies.
How To Communicate It
Keep my head bodily and personal, placing the oil beside the prepared table and overflowing cup as hospitality imagery.
What Not To Say
- Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
- Do not make every anointing reference a royal installation or turn the first-person suffix into a promise of status.
- Oil may suggest refreshment, hospitality, honor, or consecration; the table-and-cup scene strongly supports host imagery.
- Read my head within Psalms 23:5 as this H7218 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-nominal
Noun
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
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Masculine
Singular
Construct
1Cs
This possessed noun identifies the recipient location; the preceding verb expresses the host's action.
The first common singular suffix attaches possession to the anatomical noun and serves as the object within the anointing clause.
What The Form Does In This Verse
The psalmist as the honored guest whose head is anointed
The direct address to the Shepherd-host who prepares a table before enemies
The masculine singular noun with first-person suffix names the body part receiving the host's oil: my head.
Head does not function as a leadership title here, and anointing does not automatically make the psalmist a king.
How Much The Form Matters Here
Moderate: The Shepherd becomes a generous host who honors and refreshes the psalmist openly even in the presence of enemies.
The first common singular suffix attaches possession to the anatomical noun and serves as the object within the anointing clause.. The masculine singular noun with first-person suffix names the body part receiving the host's oil: my head.. Attached to the psalmist as the honored guest whose head is anointed. Governed by the direct address to the Shepherd-host who prepares a table before enemies. Head does not function as a leadership title here, and anointing does not automatically make the psalmist a king.
What does my head clarify in the anointing line? It portrays the psalmist personally receiving the refreshing honor of a host, not assuming a title of authority.
Direct: My head directly renders the anatomical noun and its first-person singular suffix.
Oil may suggest refreshment, hospitality, honor, or consecration; the table-and-cup scene strongly supports host imagery. Head has figurative senses elsewhere, but the anointing action favors the bodily referent here.
Head always signifies authority: Oil applied to the head in a hospitality scene does not require a leadership metaphor. anointing proves royal office: Context depicts generous welcome before enemies; royal conclusions need independent support.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
At Psalms 23:5, the source token רֹ֝אשִׁ֗י is H7218, N-msc | 1cs. The BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.
רֹאשׁ is the lemma behind my head here. Within Psalms 23:5, H7218 retains this exact lexical identity.
The first common singular suffix attaches possession to the anatomical noun and serves as the object within the anointing clause.
The Shepherd becomes a generous host who honors and refreshes the psalmist openly even in the presence of enemies.
Divine care includes welcome and honor amid hostility, while royal or messianic anointing themes require evidence beyond this noun.
Keep my head bodily and personal, placing the oil beside the prepared table and overflowing cup as hospitality imagery.
Do not make every anointing reference a royal installation or turn the first-person suffix into a promise of status.