רֵאשִׁית

re.shitNoun (Feminine)H7225

first: beginning

From: from the same as H7218 (רֹאשׁ);

Short Definition

the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)

Full Lexicon Entry

beginning 1) first, beginning, best, chief 1a) beginning 1b) first 1c) chief 1d) choice part Also means: re.shit (*רֵאשִׁית *": best" H7225H)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

48 times

Appears 48 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Deuteronomy
6
Jeremiah
6
Proverbs
5
Numbers
4
Ezk
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 15:21
  • Deuteronomy 26:2
  • Genesis 1:1
  • Jeremiah 49:34
  • Numbers 15:20

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.