The Hebrew word Rosh is used in a number of contexts.

• Rosh is a Hebrew word meaning "head", "beginning". The root letters (shoresh ) of the word are Resh/Aleph/Shin. It is, therefore, the root of the first word in the Bible: Bereishit (Genesis 1:1), meaning "in (be-) the beginning". Alternatively, it can mean "chief" (e.g. Ezek. 38:2,3; 39:1).

• "The Rosh" is a Hebrew acronym which refers to Rabbi Asher ben Jehiel, a prominent Talmud scholar from Germany (1250-1328)

• Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New year.

• Rosh Hashanah (Talmud) is a tractate in the Talmud dealing with a number of issues, including laws related to the holiday of Rosh Hashanah.

• Rosh Yeshiva is a title for the religious leader of a Yeshiva, a Jewish school of higher religious study.

• Rosh Hanikra is a geologic formation on the Mediterranean Coast in western Galilee, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border. It is a chalk cliff face which opens up into spectacular grottos. "Rosh Hanikra" can be translated as "Head of the Grotto". There is also a kibbutz by the same name nearby.