9 occurrences

'Head' in the Bible

Elisha told him, "Ask her, "Look how you've gone to all this trouble to care for us! What can I do for you? Do you wish to be mentioned to the king or to the head of the army?'" She replied, "I'm at home living among my own people."

Verse ConceptsGratitudeRelativesDoing One's Work

It happened that as one of them was felling a beam, his axe head fell into the water. He cried out, "Oh no! Master! The axe was on loan to me!"

Verse ConceptsAxesLendingLossThings Falling

The man of God asked, "Where did it fall?" When he was shown the place, he cut off a branch, tossed it there, and made the iron axe head float.

Verse ConceptsMiracles Of ElishaBuoyancyWhere Are Things?

until there was a great famine throughout Samaria. The siege lasted until a donkey's head cost 80 silver coins and one quarter of a unit of dove's dung cost five silver coins.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfCoinagedung and manureHeadsMonotonySuffering, Nature OfWeights And Measures, DryDefecationHelp In ShortageA Fourth PartExpensiveOther Volume Measuresboyfriendspoop

He said, "May God do to me and more also! if the head of Shaphat's son Elisha remains on his shoulders today!"

Verse ConceptsRemoving HeadsKilling ProphetsSkulls

Meanwhile, Elisha was sitting in his house, along with the elders, when the king sent a man to kill him, but before the messenger arrived, Elisha told the elders, "Are you watching how this descendant of murderers has ordered my head be cut off? Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and hold it to shut them out! Don't you hear the sound of his master's feet right behind him?"

Verse ConceptsMessengerRemoving HeadsShutting DoorsKilling ProphetsSkullsSoundThe Elders Gathered

take the flask of oil, and pour it out on his head. Then tell him, "This is what the LORD says: I'm anointing you king over Israel.' Then open the door and leave. Don't linger there!"

Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsMaking Kings

"This is what the LORD has spoken against him: "She despises and mocks you, this virgin daughter of Zion! Behind your back she shakes her head, this daughter of Jerusalem!

Verse ConceptsdaughtersVirgin

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Captain (178 instances)
Chair (8 instances)
Class (20 instances)
Forefront (12 instances)
Heading (14 instances)
Headway (1 instance)
Master (460 instances)
Mayor (2 instances)
Precede (1 instance)
Principal (36 instances)
Question (181 instances)
Straits (7 instances)
Subject (135 instances)

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