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OSHB 1 Chr 7:3 רָאשִׁים (rāʼshīm) Strongs=7218 a Lemma=‘רֹאשׁ’
contextual word gloss=‘[were]_chiefs’ word gloss=‘heads’
Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute

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Other uses (18) of identical word form רָאשִׁים (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘רָאשִׁים’ (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) has 5 different glosses: ‘[were]_chiefs’, ‘chiefs’, ‘companies’, ‘heads’, ‘leaders’.

GEN 2:10 contextual word gloss=‘heads’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB GEN 2:10 word 11

OET-LV: 10 And_river was_going _out from_ˊĒden to_water DOM the_garden and_from_there it _divided and_it _was to_four heads. (GEN_2:10)

OET-RV: 10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and then from there it split into four rivers. (GEN 2:10)

EXO 18:25 contextual word gloss=‘chiefs’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB EXO 18:25 word 9

OET-LV: 25 And_ Mosheh _he _chose men _of ability from_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _gave DOM_them chiefs over the_people leaders _of thousands leaders _of hundreds leaders _of fifties and_leaders _of tens. (EXO_18:25)

OET-RV: 25 He chose capable men from among all the Israelis, and he appointed them as heads over the people: leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens of households. (EXO 18:25)

DEU 1:15 contextual word gloss=‘chiefs’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB DEU 1:15 word 10

OET-LV: 15 And_I _took DOM the _chiefs _of your(pl)_tribes _of_of men wise and_known and_I _appointed DOM_them chiefs over_you(pl) leaders _of thousands and_leaders _of hundreds and_leaders _of fifties and_leaders _of tens and_officials for_your(pl)_of_tribes. (DEU_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 So I took those wise, respected men and appointed them to be your leaders—leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. I also appointed some as your tribal officials. (DEU 1:15)

JDG 7:16 contextual word gloss=‘companies’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB JDG 7:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 And_he _divided DOM three hundred(s) the_man three companies and_he/it _gave trumpets in_the _hand _of all _of _them _of_of and_jars empty and_torches in _the_middle of_the _jars. (JDG_7:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then he divided the three hundred men into three units, and gave each of them rams’ horns and clay jars with burning torches inside them, (JDG 7:16)

JDG 9:34 contextual word gloss=‘companies’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB JDG 9:34 word 12

OET-LV: 34 and_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _rose _up and_all the_people which with_him/it night and_they _lay _in _wait on Shəkem four companies. (JDG_9:34)

OET-RV: 34 So Abimelek and all the people with him went out in the night and they set up four units in an ambush against Shekem. (JDG 9:34)

JDG 9:43 contextual word gloss=‘companies’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB JDG 9:43 word 6

OET-LV: 43 And_he/it _took DOM the_people and_he_divided _them into_three companies and_he _lay _in _wait in _the_field and_he/it _saw and_see/lo/see the_people was_going _out from the_city and_he/it _rose _up on_them and_he_attacked _them. (JDG_9:43)

OET-RV: 43 So he took his men and split them into three units. Then he waited in ambush in the countryside. When he saw and wow, the people were going out of the city, then he attacked and killed them. (JDG 9:43)

1 SAM 11:11 contextual word gloss=‘companies’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB 1 SAM 11:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 and_he/it _was from_the_next _day and_ Shāʼūl/(Saul) _he/it _assigned DOM the_people three companies and_they _came in_the _midst _of the _camp in_the _watch _of the _morning and_they _defeated DOM ˊAmmōn until the _heat _of the_day and_he/it _was those_who_remained and_they _were _scattered and_not they _remained among_them two together. (SA1_11:11)

OET-RV: 11 The next day, Sha’ul divided his warriors into three divisions, and they attacked the Ammonite camp before the sun rose. Then they slaughtered the Ammonites until the hottest part of the day. Their remaining warriors were scattered so completely that no two of them were able to stay together. (SA1 11:11)

1 SAM 13:17 contextual word gloss=‘companies’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB 1 SAM 13:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 And_he/it _went _out the_destroyer from_the _camp _of the_Fəlishtiy three companies the_company one it _turned to the _direction _of ˊĀfərāh to the _land _of Shūˊāl. (SA1_13:17)

OET-RV: 17 and they sent out three raiding parties—one went north to Ofrah in the Shu’al region, (SA1 13:17)

1 CHR 5:24 contextual word gloss=‘heads’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB 1 CHR 5:24 word 17

OET-LV: 24 And_these were_the _heads _of the _house _of their _fathers _of_of and_ˊĒfer and_Yishˊī/(Ishi) and_ʼElī^ʼēl and_ˊAzrī^ʼēl and_Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) and_Hōdav^yāh and_Yaḩdiy^ʼēl/(Jahdiel) men mighty _of strength men _of names heads of_the _house _of their _fathers _of_of. (CH1_5:24)

OET-RV: 24 Their clan leaders were Efer, Yishi, Eliel, Azriel, Yermiyah, Hodavyah, and Yahdiel. They were all powerful and famous warriors, and leaders of their clans. (CH1 5:24)

1 CHR 7:2 contextual word gloss=‘heads’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB 1 CHR 7:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2 and_the _sons of _Tōlāˊ were_ˊUzziy and_Rəfā^yāh and_Yərī^ʼēl/(Jeriel) and_Yaḩmay/(Jahmai) and_Yiⱱsām/(Jibsam) and_Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) heads of_the _house _of their _fathers _of_of of_Tōlāˊ mighty_men_of strength to_their _of_generations number _of_their in_the _days _of Dāvid was_twenty and_two thousand and_six hundred(s). (CH1_7:2)

OET-RV: 2 Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Refayah, Yeriel, Yahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, who all became leaders of their clans. There were strong warriors in the record of Tola’s descendants in each generation. (During the time when David was Yisrael’s king, there were 22,600 such men.) (CH1 7:2)

1 CHR 8:28 contextual word gloss=‘chiefs’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB 1 CHR 8:28 word 5

OET-LV: 28 These were _the_heads _of fathers to_their _of_generations chiefs these they _dwelt in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (CH1_8:28)

OET-RV: 28 All those descendants of Elpaal (Shaharayim’s son) were leaders of their clans according to their genealogies. They all lived in Yerushalem. (CH1 8:28)

1 CHR 9:13 contextual word gloss=‘heads’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB 1 CHR 9:13 word 2

OET-LV: 13 And_their _of_relatives heads of_the _house _of their _fathers _of_of one _thousand and_seven hundred(s) and_sixty (the)_mighty_men_of (the)_ability _of the _work _of the _service _of the _house _of the_ʼElohīm. (CH1_9:13)

OET-RV: 13 Altogether there were 1,760 priests who returned to Yehudah. They were leaders of their clans, and they were all capable and responsible to work in God’s residence. (CH1 9:13)

1 CHR 9:34 contextual word gloss=‘chiefs’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB 1 CHR 9:34 word 6

OET-LV: 34 These were_the _heads _of the _fathers of_Lēviyyiy to_their _of_generations chiefs these they _dwelt in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (CH1_9:34)

OET-RV: 34 Those were the heads of the Levite families according to their generations, and they lived in Yerushalem. (CH1 9:34)

1 CHR 24:4 contextual word gloss=‘heads’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB 1 CHR 24:4 word 13

OET-LV: 4 And_ the _descendants _of _they _were _found of _ʼElˊāzār many to_the _chiefs _of the _men more _than the _descendants _of ʼĪtāmār and_they_divided _them belonged_to_the _descendants _of ʼElˊāzār heads of_a _house _of fathers six- teen and_belonged_to_the _descendants _of ʼĪtāmār of_the _house _of their _ancestors _of_of eight. (CH1_24:4)

OET-RV: 4 There were more leaders among Eleazar’s descendants than there were among Itamar’s descendants, so they appointed sixteen leaders from Eleazar’s descendants and eight from Itamar’s descendants. (CH1 24:4)

EZRA 7:28 contextual word gloss=‘leaders’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB EZRA 7:28 word 19

OET-LV: 28 And_towards_me he _has _extended covenant _loyalty to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king and_his _of_counsellors and_to/for_all the _officials _of the_king the_powerful/mighty(pl) and_I I _strengthened _myself according_to _the _hand _of YHWH god _of_my on_me and_I_assembled from_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) leaders to_go _up with_me. (EZR_7:28)

OET-RV: 28 and showed me his loyal commitment in dealing with the king and his counsellors, and all the powerful officials of the king. And as for me, Yahweh my god blessed me with initiative and the strength to carry it out as I gathered some Israeli leaders to go to Yerushalem with me. (EZR 7:28)

EZRA 8:16 contextual word gloss=‘leaders’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB EZRA 8:16 word 11

OET-LV: 16 And_I_sent for_ʼElīˊezer for_ʼArī^ʼēl for_Shəmaˊ^yāh and_for_ʼElnātān and_for_Yārīⱱ/(Jarib) and_for_ʼElnātān and_for_Nātān and_for_Zəkar^yāh and_for_Məshullām leaders and_for_Yōyārīⱱ/(Joiarib) and_for_ʼElnātān teachers. (EZR_8:16)

OET-RV: 16 So I summoned the following leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemayah, Elnatan, Yarib, a second Elnatan, Natan, Zekaryah, and Meshullam, as well as the wise men: Yoyariv and a third Elnatan. (EZR 8:16)

NEH 11:13 contextual word gloss=‘heads’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB NEH 11:13 word 2

OET-LV: 13 And_his _of_brothers heads of_fathers two _hundred forty and_two and_ˊAmashşay the _son _of ˊAzar^ʼēl the _son _of ʼAḩzay the _son _of Məshillēmōt the _son _of ʼImmēr. (NEH_11:13)

OET-RV: 13 There were 242 of them when their brothers and family heads were included. • Amashsai (son of Azar’el, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemot, son of Immer), (NEH 11:13)

JOB 1:17 contextual word gloss=‘companies’ word gloss=‘heads’ OSHB JOB 1:17 word 10

OET-LV: 17 Still this_one was_speaking and_this he _came and_he _said the_ones_from _Kasdiy they _formed three companies and_they _made _a _raid on the_camels and_they_took _them and_DOM the_servants they _struck _down to_the_mouth _of the_sword and_I_have _escaped only I I_alone to_announce to/for_you(fs). (JOB_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 While he was still speaking, another one came and explained, “The Chaldeans formed into three bands and raided the camels and took them, and they attacked the slaves with their swords, and I’m the only one who escaped to come and tell you.” (JOB 1:17)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘רֹאשׁ’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘[those_who_are]_poor’, ‘[were]_chiefs’, ‘chiefs’, ‘companies’, ‘heads’, ‘leaders’.