לִוְיָתָן
Jb 40:31
ψ 74:14
,
תַּנִּינִים
v
1
3; especially of animals for sacrifice
Ex 12:9
;
29:15
,
19 Lv 1:
4,
8
,
12
,
15
;
3:2
,
8
+
18 times
P
; in phr.
ר׳ וְזָנָב
Is 9:13
(
fig.
of noble and commoner)
cf.
v
1
4;
19:15
, so (
fig.
of relative dignity, power, influence)
Dt 28:13
,
44
.
2.
a.
top
(88 times): of mt.,
הַר
,
Gn 8:5 Ex 19:20
(×2) 24:1
7;
34:2
+
34 times; hill,
גִּבְעָה
,
Ex 17:9
,
10
(
E
),
2 S 8:25
;
ר׳ מְרֹומִים
Pr 8:2
+
1:21
Toy (for
MT
הֹמִיֹּות
),
שְׁמָנִים ר׳ גֵּיא
Is 28:
1,
4
; of rocks,
צֻרִים
,
Nu 23:9
(JE), crag,
סֶלַע
,
2 Ch 25:12
(×2); tower
Gn 11:4
(
J
), stronghold
Ju 6:26
, ladder
Gn 28:12
(
E
), tree
2 S 5:24
=
1 Ch 14:1
5, bough
Is 17:6
cf.
Ez 17:
4,
22
, mast (?;
חִבֵּל
)
Pr 23:34
(otherwise Toy); of ears of grain,
שִׁבֹּלֶת
Jb 24:2
4, of stone
Gn 28:18
(
E
), bed,
מִטָּה
,
47:31
(
J
), throne,
ר׳ עָגֹול לַכִּסֵּה
1 K 10:1
9, tabern., or its wall,
Ex 26:24
=
36:29
(
P
); pillar (
=
capital)
1 K 7:16
,
17
+
13 times,
מְכֹונָה
v
35
(×2), lampstand
Zc 4:2
(×2), h.p.’s robe,
מְעִיל
,
Ex 28:32
(
P
),
ר׳ פִּנָּה
ψ 118:22
top of
(the)
corner
, i.e. most conspicuous stone (
fig.
);
=
tip, end
, of staves
1 K 8:8
=
2 Ch 5:9
, of sceptre
Est 5:2
.
b.
height
of stars
Jb 22:12
(
||
גֹּבַהּ וָמַיִם
).
3.
171 a.
head
=
chief
(man)
Ju 10:18
;
11:8
,
9
,
11 Ex 18:25
(
E
),
Nu 1:16
(
P
),
Dt 1:15 Ho 2:2 Mi 3:1
+
often; appar. combined with idea of
first
in a series
1 Ch 12:10
(
van d. H. v
9
, series of 11); of God
2 Ch 13:12
.
•
b.
=
chief
(city)
Jos 11:10
(
D
),
cf.
(of city and king)
Is 7:8
(×2),
9
(×2).
•
c.
chief
nation
Je 31:7
.
•
d.
=
chief
(place, position)
1 S 9:22 1 K 21:9
,
12 Dt 20:9 1 Ch 4:42
(
cf.
also
5
).
e.
כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ
chief priest
2 K 25:18
=
Je 52:24
,
2 Ch 19:11
;
24:11
;
26:20
,
הַכֹּהֵן רֹאשׁ
1 Ch 27:
5,
הַכּ׳ הָר׳
2 Ch 31:10 Ezr 7:
5;
ר׳
alone
2 Ch 24:6
;
רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים
Ne 12:
7.
f.
especially
=
head
of a family (
P
Chr);
רָאשֵׁי בֵּית
(rare
רֹאשׁ
)
אֲבֹותָ(ם)
Ex 6:14 Nu 7:2
;
17:18 Jos 22:14 1 Ch 5:2
4;
7:7
,
9
;
ר׳ בֵּית הָאָבֹות
v
4
0;
ר׳ לְבֵית אֲבֹתָיו
Nu 1:
4,
cf.
1 Ch 5:1
5,
24
;
7:2
;
9:13
;
24:4
;
ר׳ אֻמֹּות בֵּית־אָב
Nu 25:15
;
הָעֵדָה ר׳ אֲבֹות
31:26
cf.
32:28 Jos 14:
1;
21:1
;
ר׳ אֲבֹות הַלְוִיִּם
Ex 6:25 Jos 21:
1;
ר׳ (הָ)אָבֹות לַלְּוִיִּם
1 Ch 9:3
3,
34
;
15:12
,
cf.
Nu 36:1 Jos 19:51
,
1 Ch 8:6
,
13
;
23:9
,
24
+
10 times Chr.;
abs.
(הָ)אָבֹות ר׳
1 Ch 8:1
0,
28
;
9:9
;
26:32
;
27:1 2 Ch 1:2
+
8 times Ezr Ne (Chr);
ר׳ אֲבֹתֵיהֶם
Ezr 8:
1;
רָאשִׁים לְאָבֹות
Ne 11:1
3; so also
ר׳
alone
1 Ch 5:7
,
12
;
7:3
;
8:28
+; appar. combined with idea of
first
in a series
23:8
(series of 3),
v
11
(of 4),
v
19
(of 3),
v
20
(of 2).
•
4.
a.
head
=
front
, leader’s place
Mi 2:13 2 Ch 20:2
7,
cf.
Am 6:
7.
b.
of time,
beginning
, of night-watch
Ju 7:19 La 2:1
9;
abs.
מֵרֹאשׁ
from the beginning
Is 40:2
1;
41:4
,
26
(
||
מִלְּפָנִים
),
48:16 Pr 8:23
(
||
מֵעֹולָם
),
Ec 3:11
(
||
עַד־סֹוף
);
first
of months
Ex 12:2
(
||
רִאשֹׁון
),
Nu 10:10
;
28:11
(all
P
);
בָּרֹאשׁ
1 Ch 16:7
at first
.
c.
of things, river-
heads
Gn 2:10
(
J
);
ר׳ עַפְרֹות תֵּבֵל
Pr 8:2
6.
5.
chief, choicest, best
, of spices,
בשׂם(ים)
,
Ez 27:22 Ex 30:23
(
P
),
Ct 4:14
;
ר׳ שִׂמְחָתִי
ψ 137:6
the choicest of my joy
.
•
6.
head
=
division
of army,
company, band:
Ju 7:1
6,
20
;
9:34
,
37
,