ראש
rosh/ʁoʃ/
The Hebrew word for "head" is ראש (rosh).
ראש is a noun used to refer to the part of the body. It can also be used in different forms to mean being in command of something (as the verb עמד בראש) or being foremost in rank or importance (as the adjective ראשי or the noun ראש).
Meaning: part of the body (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
ראש is a masculine singular noun. The masculine plural form is ראשים.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is rosh. The IPA is /ʁoʃ/.
Did you know?
- The word ראש is used in the phrase ראש השנה to name the Jewish New Year, which literally translates to 'head of the year'.
- The Hebrew word ראש is a direct cognate of the Arabic word 'ra's', sharing the same ancient Proto-Semitic root.
- While 'head' refers to the body part, the Hebrew word for 'brain' is מוח, a completely different linguistic root.
Examples in context
- יש לי כאב ראש.My head aches.The first sentence is useful for describing a headache using ראש.Tatoeba #616104 by Eldad, translation #280125 by CK
- הוא שרט את ראשה.She scratched her head.The second sentence is useful for describing the action of scratching a head using ראש.Tatoeba #1996990 by MrShoval, translation #1996927 by Spamster
- ראשי כואב כל כך.My head aches so much.The third sentence is useful for expressing the intensity of a headache using ראש.Tatoeba #5450658 by fekundulo, translation #34693 by AlanF_US
- 68 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ראש, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ראש, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
