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HebrewH7223Adjective

רִאשׁוֹן

ri.shon

165Occurrences
H7223Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

or רִאשֹׁן; from H7221 (רִאשָׁה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
first adj 1) first, primary, former 1a) former (of time) 1a1) ancestors 1a2) former things 1b) foremost (of location) 1c) first (in time) 1d) first, chief (in degree) adv 2) first, before, formerly, at first

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

רִאשׁוֹן appears 165 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
18
2 Chronicles
14
Numbers
12
Deuteronomy
11
1 Chronicles
9
Exodus
9
Genesis
9
Jeremiah
9

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 11:6BSB

Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.”And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.

2 Samuel 18:27BSB

The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”“This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

Exodus 40:2BSB

“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

Isaiah 46:9BSB

Remember what happened long ago,for I am God, and there is no other;I am God, and there is none like Me.

Leviticus 23:39BSB

On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the produce of the land, you are to celebrate a feast to the LORD for seven days. There shall be complete rest on the first day and also on the eighth day.

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