Rosh

the head; top, or beginning

Rosh

(head). In the genealogy of (Genesis 46:21) Rosh is reckoned among the sons of Benjamin.

ROSH (2)

(ro'sh; Rhos, variant (Q margin) kephales; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) capiris):

1. Rosh and Its Renderings:

This name occurs in the prophecies against Gog in Ezekiel 38:2, 3 and 39:1, where the King James Version has "Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal." This translation is due to ro'sh being the common Hebrew word for "head" or "chief" (compare the Greek variant and the Vulgate), and is regarded as incorrect, that of the Revised Version (British and American), "Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal," being preferred.

2. Identification with Russia:

The identification of Rosh is not without its difficulties. Gesenius regarded it as indicating the Russians, who are mentioned in Byzantine writers of the 10th century under the name of Rhos. He adds that they are also noticed by Ibn Fosslan (same period), under the name of Rus, as a people dwelling on the river Rha (Volga). Apart from the improbability that the dominion of Gog extended to this district, it would be needful to know at what date the Rus of the Volga arrived there.

3. Probably the Assyrian Rasu:

Notwithstanding objections on account of its eastern position, in all probability Fried. Delitzsch's identification of Rosh with the mat Rasi, "land of Rash" of the Assyrian inscriptions, is the best. Sargon of Assyria (circa 710 B.C.) conquered the countries "from the land of Rasu on the border of Elam as far as the river of Egypt," and this country is further described in his Khorsabad Inscription, 18, as "the land of Rasu, of the boundary of Elam, which is beside the Tigris." Assyria having disappeared from among the nations when Ezekiel wrote his prophecies, Babylonia was probably the only power with which "Gog of the land of Magog" would have had to reckon, but it may well be doubted whether the Babylonian king would have allowed him to exercise power in the district of Rasu, except as a very faithful vassal. It may here be noted that the Hebrew spelling of Rosh presupposes an earlier pronunciation as Rash, a form agreeing closely with that used by the Assyrians. See Fried. Delitzsch, Wo lag das Paradies? 325.

T. G. Pinches

ROSH (1)

rosh, rosh (ro'sh): A son or grandson of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21).

(Ezek. 38:2, 3; 39:1) is rendered "chief" in the Authorized Version. It is left untranslated as a proper name in the Revised Version. Some have supposed that the Russians are here meant, as one of the three Scythian tribes of whom Magog was the prince. They invaded the land of Judah in the days of Josiah. Herodotus, the Greek historian, says: "For twenty-eight years the Scythians ruled over Asia, and things were turned upside down by their violence and contempt." (see BETHSHEAN.)

7219. rosh -- (bitter and poisonous herb) venom
rosh or rosh. << 7218, 7219. rosh or rosh. 7220 >>. (bitter and poisonous
herb) venom. Transliteration: rosh or rosh Phonetic Spelling ...
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7220a. Rosh -- a son of Benjamin
... Rosh. 7220b >>. a son of Benjamin. Transliteration: Rosh Short Definition: Rosh.
Word Origin from rosh Definition a son of Benjamin NASB Word Usage Rosh (1). ...
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7220b. Rosh -- a foreign nation
... Rosh. 7221 >>. a foreign nation. Transliteration: Rosh Short Definition: Rosh. Word
Origin from rosh Definition a foreign nation NASB Word Usage Rosh (3). ...
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7218. rosh -- head
... << 7217, 7218. rosh. 7219 >>. head. Transliteration: rosh Phonetic Spelling: (roshe)
Short Definition: head. Word Origin a prim. ... << 7217, 7218. rosh. 7219 >>. ...
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7220. Ro'sh -- a son of Benjamin
Ro'sh. << 7219, 7220. Ro'sh. 7220a >>. a son of Benjamin. Transliteration:
Ro'sh Phonetic Spelling: (roshe) Short Definition: Rosh. Rosh ...
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325. Achashverosh -- king of Persia
... << 324, 325. Achashverosh. 326 >>. king of Persia. Transliteration: Achashverosh
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ash-vay-rosh') Short Definition: Ahasuerus. ...
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7221. rishah -- beginning time, early time
... Word Origin from rosh Definition beginning time, early time NASB Word Usage first
(1). beginning. From the same as ro'sh; a beginning -- beginning. ...
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7223. rishon -- former, first, chief
... Word Origin from rosh Definition former, first, chief NASB Word Usage ancestors
(3), before (4), beginning (2), chief (1), chiefs (1), earlier (4), earlier ...
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4763. meraashoth -- a place at the head, head place
... Definition: head. Word Origin from rosh Definition a place at the head, head
place NASB Word Usage head (10). bolster, head, pillow. Formed ...
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7225. reshith -- beginning, chief
... Word Origin from rosh Definition beginning, chief NASB Word Usage beginning (19),
choice (2), choicest (3), finest (2), first (16), first fruits (7), foremost ...
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