Genesis 46:21 names him as a son of Bin-Yamin, one of ten according to this passage. The others were Bela (בֶּלַע), Becher (בֶכֶר), Ashbel (אַשְׁבֵּל), Gera (גֵּרָא), Na'aman (נַעֲמָן), Echi (אֵחִי), Mupim (מֻפִּים ), Chupim (חֻפִּים) and Ard (אָרְדְּ).
Ezekiel 38:2 and 39:1 mention a northern people of this name, and link it with two other tribes, Meshech (מֶשֶׁךְ) and Tuval (תֻבָֽל). Meshech is located in Armenia and Tuval's southern border is the northern border of Aram; in other words, the Rosh live in precisely the same region as the original Beney Jamun.
The root-word Rosh (ראש) means "head" or "source" or "beginning", though it may well be that the tribal name is not Yehudit and therefore the etymology is not relevant.
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