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rosh H7218

רֹאשׁ (rosh) means “head” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

רֹאשׁ Hebrew · H7218 599 tagged occurrences in 547 verses

Pronunciation guide: roshe Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7218A

רֹאשׁ · rosh · head

: head 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

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TBESH · H7218B

רֹאשׁ · rosh · prince

Rosh, a tite for a chief or prince

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TBESH · H7218H

רֹאשׁ · rosh · head: leader

: leader 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

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TBESH · H7218I

רֹאשׁ · rosh · head: top

: top/best 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

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TBESH · H7218J

רֹאשׁ · rosh · head: first

: first/start 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

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TBESH · H7218K

רֹאשׁ · rosh · head: group

: group 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

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TBESH · H7218L

רֹאשׁ · rosh · head: count

: count 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

KJV glosses: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

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How translators render H7218

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the head	37
his head	34
the heads	31
head	25
their heads	19
my head	18
heads	17
the chief	12
your head	11
atop	9
its head	9
top	9
the leaders	8
leaders	7
and the heads	6
her head	6
the top	6
to the top	6
chief	5
companies	5
from the beginning	5
the first	5
the summit	5
were the heads	5
leader	4
of his head	4
of my head	4
was the first	4
were heads	4
your heads	4
and heads	3
as chief	3
at the beginning	3
at the head	3
chiefs	3
of your head	3
on his head	3
on the head	3
the finest	3
the tops	3
was chief	3
a leader	2
a seat of honor	2
and the head	2
are the heads	2
as the chief	2
as the first	2
chief men	2
divisions	2
down on his own head	2
ends	2
from my head	2
his own head	2
in the tops	2
o leaders	2
on his own head	2
on the heads	2
on your head	2
sauls head	2
the chiefs	2
the mountaintops	2
the ridge	2
upon their own heads	2
upon your heads	2
upon your own head	2
was the chief	2
with his head	2
you	2
a census	1
a mountaintop	1
aarons head	1
absaloms head	1
according to the heads	1
allies	1
and	1
and chief	1
and chiefs	1
and cut off his head	1
and his head	1
and let his hair	1
and some of the heads	1
and the beginning	1
and the companies	1
and the leaders	1
and the summit	1
and the third	1
are on the head	1
around my head	1
around our heads	1
around their heads	1
as head	1
as leaders	1
as our head	1
as the head	1
as their leader	1
as your leaders	1
at its top	1
at the junction	1
at the top	1
at their head	1
atop the pillars	1
atop the tree	1
back upon their own heads	1
back upon your head	1
bands	1
become the head	1
beyond the summit	1
branches off	1
by the head	1
by the heads	1
commander	1
commanders	1
company	1
corner	1
cut off his head	1
cut off your head	1
down upon his own head	1
down upon their own heads	1
first	1
for each	1
for my head	1
for the foremost	1
for the head	1
for the tops	1
from atop	1
from beginning	1
from head	1
from its topmost	1
from our head	1
from the first	1
from the hilltop	1
from the mountains	1
from the mountaintops	1
from the peak	1
from the summits	1
hair	1
he must make	1
headwaters	1
her leaders	1
her masters	1
him	1
his consecrated head	1
his hair	1
his head again	1
his skull	1
in front	1
in his head	1
in the census	1
in the main	1
including the head	1
is the beginning	1
is their sum	1
it on the head	1
it will cost us our heads	1
its topmost	1
led by	1
let your hair	1
like heads	1
like the summit	1
may the heads	1
me	1
my greatest	1
my hair	1
of honor	1
of men	1
of the head	1
of the high	1
of the leaders	1
of their tops	1
of them were chiefs	1
on himself	1
on its head	1
on the corner	1
on the heights	1
on the mountaintop	1
on the top	1
on their heads	1
on top	1
on your own head	1
or any	1
or his head	1
our heads	1
over our heads	1
some of the heads	1
spots on their heads	1
that reaches	1
the cornerstone	1
the entirety	1
the high	1
the highest	1
the hilltop	1
the hilltops	1
the leader	1
the mountaintop	1
the tip	1
their chief	1
their hair	1
their own heads	1
their tops	1
there were directors	1
through their chief	1
to lead it	1
to the heads	1
to top	1
top of it	1
two leaders	1
upon her head	1
upon his head	1
upon the heads	1
upon your head	1
vvv	1
was head	1
was their chief	1
were leaders	1
were the leaders	1
when the leaders	1
where the top	1
who led	1
who were heads	1
who were the heads	1
will be on our heads	1
will crown	1
with its top	1
with the best	1
with the heads	1
with the leaders	1
you leaders	1
you the head	1
your own head	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the chief	42
upon the head	30
the head	22
upon his head	22
head	20
his head	19
chief	17
heads	14
my head	11
the heads	11
upon the top	11
on the top	10
upon their heads	10
in the top	8
their heads	8
to the top	8
and the chief	7
companies	7
from the top	7
of mine head	7
from the beginning	6
of his head	6
of the chief	6
the sum	6
upon his own head	6
on the head	5
and the head	4
at the head	4
company	4
her head	4
mine head	4
on his head	4
the first	4
the top	4
a captain	3
and his head	3
captains	3
chief men	3
in the beginning	3
over their heads	3
thine head	3
upon their head	3
upon thine head	3
all the heads	2
among the chief	2
and all the heads	2
and for their heads	2
and in the beginnings	2
and the heads	2
and the top	2
for the head	2
from off his head	2
from thy head	2
in his head	2
in the head	2
in the tops	2
into the top	2
of my head	2
of the head	2
of their chapiters	2
off his head	2
on her head	2
on high	2
that the ends	2
their chapiters	2
them heads	2
thy head	2
under my head	2
unto the heads	2
upon the heads	2
upon the tops	2
upon thine own head	2
upon your own head	2
with his head	2
with the heads	2
your heads	2
a chief	1
above my chief	1
above the head	1
all of them chief men	1
also the sum	1
also to me if the head	1
an excellent	1
an head	1
and be our head	1
and chief	1
and for the chief things	1
and had his head	1
and having his head	1
and heads	1
and in the top	1
and let thy head	1
and now shall mine head	1
and of the chief	1
and on the top	1
and the company	1
and the high	1
and the top of it	1
and to the chief	1
and unto his head	1
and unto the heads	1
and upon the head	1
and upon the top	1
and was chief	1
and your rulers	1
are the chief	1
as chief	1
as head	1
as the tops	1
at every head	1
at the top	1
bands	1
behold his head	1
behold the head	1
by the head	1
by the heads	1
captain	1
even the principal	1
even unto the head	1
every head	1
first	1
for every head	1
for from the top	1
for him in the top	1
for my head	1
from his head	1
having for their captains	1
he shall be head	1
he was chief	1
him head	1
him the chief	1
i pray you o heads	1
in all the tops	1
in the chief place	1
in the chiefest	1
in the forefront	1
is become the head	1
is the sum	1
it in the principal	1
me shall i be your head	1
me the head	1
nor the highest part	1
not your heads	1
now the chief	1
of the bands	1
of the heads	1
of the poor	1
of thine head	1
of your heads	1
on all their heads	1
on my head	1
on our head	1
on the heads	1
on the tops	1
on their heads	1
or his head	1
our head	1
our heads	1
over his head	1
over our heads	1
over thy head	1
shall be chief	1
shall be upon his own head	1
shall be upon thine own head	1
that was above the head	1
the beginning	1
the height	1
the principal	1
the whole head	1
thee the head	1
their head	1
them captains	1
them in the head	1
them rulers	1
them unto the top	1
them upon the head	1
themselves in the top	1
there in the top	1
thereof and the head	1
these are the heads	1
these chief	1
they shall be on the head	1
this i pray you ye heads	1
thou also unto thee principal	1
thyself there to me in the top	1
to every	1
to him he shall be the head	1
to lead	1
to thine head	1
top	1
under their heads	1
unto the top	1
unto thy head	1
unto you the beginning	1
upon all their heads	1
upon every head	1
upon her head	1
upon mine head	1
upon my head	1
upon our heads	1
upon the top of it	1
upon their own head	1
upon their own heads	1
upon thy head	1
upon whose head	1
upon your heads	1
was chief	1
was the chief	1
was the head	1
were the tops	1
when the heads	1
which the head	1
whither the head	1
whose top	1
with all the chief	1
with chief	1
with the first	1
with the head	1
with the principal	1
ye the heads	1
ye the sum	1
you from the beginning	1
your captains	1

Verses containing H7218

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Genesis 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:
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Genesis 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
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Genesis 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
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Genesis 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”
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Genesis 28:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
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Genesis 28:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,
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Genesis 40:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
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Genesis 40:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
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Genesis 40:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
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Genesis 40:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”
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Genesis 40:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
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Genesis 47:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
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Genesis 48:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
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Genesis 48:17 · BSB · 3 occurrences
When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
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Genesis 48:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
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Genesis 49:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
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Exodus 6:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
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Exodus 6:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
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Exodus 12:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
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Exodus 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.
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Exodus 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
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Exodus 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
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Exodus 18:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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Exodus 19:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
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Exodus 24:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.
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Exodus 26:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.
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Exodus 28:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.
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Exodus 29:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
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Exodus 29:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
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Exodus 29:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
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Exodus 29:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
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Exodus 29:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.
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Exodus 29:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
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Exodus 30:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
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Exodus 30:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
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Exodus 34:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be ready in the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai to present yourself before Me on the mountaintop.
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Exodus 36:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.
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Exodus 36:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.
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Exodus 38:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.
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Exodus 38:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops.
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Exodus 38:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
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Leviticus 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
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Leviticus 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.
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Leviticus 1:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to cut the animal into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and fat, atop the burning wood that is on the altar.
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Leviticus 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.
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Leviticus 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
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Leviticus 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
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Leviticus 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
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Leviticus 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.
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Leviticus 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung—
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