To lift up one's head, to lift the head
Figuratively: to behave arrogantly. Suddenly began to be haughty. Or: began to strengthen oneself or to become encouraged.
("From the path he will drink, as if he were shooting a bullet in the head" - Psalms 7)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֵרִים רֹאשׁ, הֵרִים אֶת הָרֹאשׁ
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִתְנַהֵג בְּגַאֲוָה. הֵחֵל פִּתְאוֹם לְהִתְנַשֵּׂא. אוֹ: הֵחֵל לְהִתְחַזֵּק אוֹ לְהִתְעוֹדֵד.
("מִנַּחַל בַּדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁתֶּה עַל כֵּן יָרִים רֹאשׁ"- תְּהִלִּים קִי ז)