רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת
The head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) · father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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רֹאשׁ H7218 the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
אָב H1 father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
What does רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת (rāʾšê hāʾāvôt) mean in the Bible?
רֹאשׁ · אָב is a Hebrew word meaning "heads or chiefs of fathers’ houses".
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