Strong H7220רֹאשׁ

Rosh

Transliteration
rô'sh
Pronunciation
roshe
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably the same as H7218; {Rosh} the name of an Israelite and of a foreign nation: - Rosh.

Meaning of the name

Rosh = "head"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21;
son of: Benjamin (H1144);
brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H278), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H714), Ahiram (H297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Rapha at 1Ch.8.2;
Also named: ra.pah (רָפָא "Rapha" H7498H)

In the biblical story

Rosh

Son of Benjamin, grandson of Jacob

Rosh (or Rapha) was a son of Benjamin and grandson of Jacob, mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin.

In the Bible

Strong H7220 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • rosh1

First verses

  1. Genesis 46:21
    And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
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