Former

"former; chief; first." This word comes from a common Semitic root that also yields ro’sh ("head") and re’shît ("beginning") Ri’shôn, which appears 18…

Great (To Be)

"to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, dull, honored, glorious." This word is a common Semitic term, one that is found frequently in ancient Akkadian and …

Head

"head; top; first; sum." Cognates of ro’sh appear in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Phoenician, biblical Aramaic, Arabic, and Ethiopic. Ro’sh and its alternate f…

Heavy

"to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, dull, honored, glorious." This word is a common Semitic term, one that is found frequently in ancient Akkadian and …