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head

Meaning of “head”

The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:15

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Genesis 48:17
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father’s hand, to remove it from Ephraim’s head unto Manasseh’s head.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 48:17 · retained source text

And when Ioseph saw that his father laide his right hand vpon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held vp his fathers hand, to remoue it from Ephraims head, vnto Manassehs head.

Genesis 48:18
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 48:18 · retained source text

And Ioseph saide vnto his father, Not so my father: for this is the first borne; put thy right hand vpon his head.

Genesis 49:26
The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 49:26 · retained source text

The blessings of thy father haue preuailed aboue the blessings of my progenitors: vnto the vtmost bound of the euerlasting hils, they shall bee on the head of Ioseph, and on the crowne of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

Exodus 12:9
Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:9 · retained source text

Eate not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roste with fire: his head, with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

Exodus 12:27
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:27 · retained source text

That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORDs Passeouer, who passed ouer the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and deliuered our houses. And the people bowed the head, and worshipped.

Exodus 26:24
And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 26:24 · retained source text

And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together aboue the head of it vnto one ring: thus shall it bee for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

1611 marginal noteHeb. twinned.

Exodus 29:6
And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 29:6 · retained source text

And thou shalt put the Miter vpon his head, and put the holy Crowne vpon the Miter.

Exodus 29:7
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 29:7 · retained source text

Then shalt thou take the annointing oyle, and powre it vpon his head, and annoint him.

1611 marginal noteChap. 30.25.

Exodus 29:10
And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 29:10 · retained source text

And thou shalt cause a bullocke to bee brought before the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and Aaron and his sonnes shall put their hands vpon the head of the bullocke.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 1.4.

Exodus 29:15
¶ Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 29:15 · retained source text

¶ Thou shalt also take one ram, and Aaron and his sonnes shall put their hands vpon the head of the ram.

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