resh denotes a head or upper part, and can mark a leading position or the beginning of words.

The term most often identifies the head of a person or figure, including heads in visions and the upper part of an image or beast. In isolated clauses it marks those at the head of others and the beginning of words.

1. A person's or figure's head · dominant

   Construct singular forms occur in clauses about visions associated with a person's head and about visible heads: in Daniel 4:10 the APB renders “The visions of my head upon my bed,” while Daniel 3:27 mentions “the hair of their heads.” The same use extends to depicted figures, as Daniel 2:32 describes an image whose “head was of fine gold,” and Daniel 7:6 says that the beast had “four heads.”

   Daniel 2:32Daniel 3:27Daniel 4:10Daniel 7:6Daniel 7:9Daniel 7:20
2. Those in a leading position · rare

   The plural construct form in Ezra 5:10 occurs in the request to identify “the men who are at their head,” locating certain men in relation to the group.

   Ezra 5:10
3. Beginning of a spoken account · rare

   Daniel 7:1 contains two construct forms in the report of Daniel's dream and written words; the APB renders the closing clause “the beginning of the words he spoke.”

   Daniel 7:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the clearer clauses, the APB presents the term with “head,” “heads,” and “hair of their heads,” and in Daniel 7:1 it renders a clause as “the beginning of the words.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than assign every English word to a specific token.