Hebrew · H7392, H582, H7218 · unreviewed

הרכבת אנוש לראשנו

To ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch · properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120 ); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) · the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

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רָכַב H7392 to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
אֱנוֹשׁ H582 properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120 ); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
Pronunciation ’ĕnôš
Emphasizes human frailty and mortality, distinguishing ordinary people from the more dignified term for man.
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רֹאשׁ H7218 the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Pronunciation rosh
Physical apex extends metaphorically to leadership, primacy, and authority across spatial, temporal, and social domains.
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What does הרכבת אנוש לראשנו (hirkavta enosh leroshenu) mean in the Bible?

רָכַב · אֱנוֹשׁ · רֹאשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "human domination over the head".

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Meaning

human domination over the head
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 34×
Participle active 1Sam 25:20 · 2Kgs 9:18 · 2Kgs 9:19 · 2Kgs 9:25 · 2Kgs 18:23 · 2Sam 18:9 · Deut 33:26 · Esth 8:10 · Esth 8:14 · Ezek 23:6 · Ezek 23:12 · Ezek 23:23 · Ezek 38:15 · Isa 19:1 · Isa 36:8 · Jer 17:25 24×
Imperfect Hos 14:4 · Isa 30:16 · Jer 6:23 · Jer 50:42 · Hab 3:8 · Lev 15:9
Perfect 1Sam 30:17 · Esth 6:8 · Num 22:30
Sequential imperfect Ps 45:5
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 13:16
Imperfect Hos 10:11
Perfect Ps 66:12
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