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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #7225 - רֵאשִׁית

Transliteration

rê'shı̂yth

Phonetics

ray-sheeth'

Origin

from the same as (07218)

Parts of Speech

Noun Feminine

TWOT

2097e

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) first, beginning, best, chief

1a) beginning

1b) first

1c) chief

1d) choice part

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 536 ‑ ἀπαρχή (ap‑ar‑khay');

Frequency Lists

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Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1458) s r (רסה RSh) AC: Inherit CO: Head AB: ?: The pictograph r is a picture of the head. The head of the tribe (chief) or family (father) is passed from generation to generation. The head grants permission for the betrothal of his daughters and determines the inheritor of the tribe or family. The head of a person, place, thing or time. (eng: raise - with the exchange of the s and sh)

A) s r (רסה RSh) AC: ? CO: Head AB: ?

N^f2 ) t s r (רסהת RShT) - Net: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (21): net - Strongs: H7568 (רֶשֶׁת)

fj^m) n f i s r (רסהיונ RShYWN) - Permission: KJV (1): grant - Strongs: H7558 (רִשְׁיוֹן)

B) s s r (רסהסה RShSh) AC: ? CO: Head AB: ?

ib^m ) s i s r t (תרסהיסה TRShYSh) - Tarshish: An unknown precious stone. A chief of trade goods. KJV (7): beryle - Strongs: H8658 (תַּרְשִׁישׁ)

C) s r a (ארסה ARSh) AC: Request CO: ? AB: ?: A granting permission to marry.

V) s r a (ארסה ARSh) - Betroth: To request a woman for marriage. [df: Vra] KJV (11): (vf: Pual, Piel) betroth, espouse - Strongs: H781 (אָרַשׂ)

N^f2 ) t s r a (ארסהת ARShT) - Request: KJV (1): request - Strongs: H782 (אֲרֶשֶׁת)

D) s a r (ראסה RASh) AC: ? CO: Head AB: ?

N^m ) s a r (ראסה RASh) - Head: The top of the body. A person in authority or role of leader. The top, beginning or first of something. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: syr] KJV (619): head, chief, top, beginning, company, captain, sum, first, principal, chapiters, rulers - Strongs: H7217 (רֵאשׁ), H7218 (רֹאשׁ), H7389 (רִישׁ)

N^f3 ) t f s a r (ראסהות RAShWT) - Headrest: A place where the head is laid. KJV (1): bolster - Strongs: H7226 (רַאֲשׁוֹת)

N^f4) t i s a r (ראסהית RAShYT) - Beginning: The head of a space such as the head of a river or time such as an event. KJV (51): beginning, firstfruits, first, chief - Strongs: H7225 (רֵאשִׁית)

a^f1) e s a r m (מראסהה MRAShH) - Head: As a leader. KJV (1): principality - Strongs: H4761 (מְרַאֲשׁוֹת)

e^f1) e s a i r (ריאסהה RYAShH) - Beginning: The head of a space such as the head of a river or time such as an event. KJV (185): first, former, beginning, chief, before, old, foremost, aforetime - Strongs: H7223 (רִאשֹׁן)

ej^m) n f s a i r (ריאסהונ RYAShWN) - First: The head of a time or position. KJV (185): first, former, beginning, chief, before, old, foremost, aforetime - Strongs: H7223 (רִאשֹׁן)

g^m) s a f r (רואסה RWASh) - Venom: The poison of serpents that comes sacks located in the head. Also by extension any type of poison. KJV (12): gall, venom, poison, hemlock - Strongs: H7219 (רוֹשׁ)

g^f1) e s a f r (רואסהה RWAShH) - Head: KJV (1): beginnings - Strongs: H7222 (רֹאשָׁה)

k^f1) e s a r m (מראסהה MRAShH) - Headrest: A place where the head is laid. KJV (8): bolster, pillow, head - Strongs: H4763 (מְרַאֲשׁוֹת)

emf^m) i n s a i r (ריאסהני RYAShNY) - First: The head of a time or position. KJV (1): first - Strongs: H7224 (רִאשׁוֹנִי)

J) s f r (רוסה RWSh) AC: ? CO: Poor AB: ?: One who hangs down the head and is in need.

N^m) s f r (רוסה RWSh) - Poor: KJV (24): poor, lack, needy - Strongs: H7326 (רוּשׁ)

L) s r i (ירסה YRSh) AC: Inherit CO: ? AB: Inheritance: The inheritor becomes the head of the family. [See also src]

V) s r i (ירסה YRSh) - Inherit: KJV (232): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Piel) possession, out, inherit, heir, possession, succeed, dispossess, poverty, drive, enjoy, poor, expel - Strongs: H3423 (יָרֵשׁ)

N^f1) e s r i (ירסהה YRShH) - Inheritance: KJV (2): possession - Strongs: H3424 (יְרֵשָׁה)

a^m) s r f m (מורסה MWRSh) - Inheritance: KJV (3): possession, thought - Strongs: H4180 (מוֹרָשׁ)

a^f1) e s r f m (מורסהה MWRShH) - Inheritance: KJV (9): possession, inheritance, heritage - Strongs: H4181 (מוֹרָשָׁה)

d^f1) e s f r i (ירוסהה YRWShH) - Inheritance: KJV (14): possession, heritage, inheritance - Strongs: H3425 (יְרֻשָּׁה)

ic^m) s f r i t (תירוסה TYRWSh) - Wine: A freshly pressed wine. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (38): wine - Strongs: H8492 (תִּירֹשׁ)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רֵאשִׁית f. once רֵשִׁית Deuteronomy 11:12 (denom. from רֹאשׁ, Ch. רֵאשׁ head, chief, with the added syllable ־ִית, see Gr. § 76, No. 4).

(1) beginning, Genesis 1:1, 10:10 Jeremiah 28:1.

(2) a former state, Job 42:12 former times, Isaiah 46:10.

(3) the first of its kind

(a) with regard to time, first fruits, Genesis 49:3, רֵאשִׁית אוֹנִי “first fruits of my strength,” i.e. first born. רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ first fruits of things created by him, Proverbs 8:22 [this is rather to be compared with ἡ ἀρχὴ τῆς κτίσεως τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 3:14, i.e. Christ, head of creation, not spoken of as a creature], compare Job 40:19; Deuteronomy 33:21, וַיַּרְא רֵאשִׁית לוֹ “he chose the first part for himself,” as if the first fruits of the holy land. Very often used of the first fruits offered in the temple, Leviticus 2:12, 23:10 Deuteronomy 18:4, 26:10.

(b) with regard to dignity, the first, chief, Amos 6:1,.

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List of Word Forms

בְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּ בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית בְּרֵאשִׁית֙ בראשית בראשיתה וְרֵאשִׁ֖ית וְרֵאשִׁ֛ית וְרֵאשִׁ֣ית וְרֵאשִׁ֤ית וְרֵאשִׁ֥ית וְרֵאשִׁית֩ וּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗ית ומראשית וראשית לָרֵאשִׁ֣ית לראשית מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙ מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙ מֵרֵאשִׁ֛ית מֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית ׀ מֵרֵאשִׁית֙ מֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹ מראשית מראשיתו מראשתו מרשית רֵ֘אשִׁ֤ית רֵ֝אשִׁ֗ית רֵאשִׁ֖ית רֵאשִׁ֗ית רֵאשִׁ֛ית רֵאשִׁ֣ית רֵאשִׁ֤ית רֵאשִׁ֥ית רֵאשִׁ֨ית רֵאשִׁית֙ רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ רֵאשִׁיתָ֛ם ראשית ראשיתך ראשיתם bə·rê·šî·ṯāh bə·rê·šîṯ bereShit beReshiTah bərêšîṯ bərêšîṯāh lā·rê·šîṯ lareShit lārêšîṯ mê·rê·ši·ṯōw mê·rê·šî·ṯōw mê·rê·šîṯ mereShit mereshiTo mêrêšîṯ mêrêšiṯōw mêrêšîṯōw rê·šî·ṯām rê·šî·ṯə·ḵā rê·šîṯ reShit reshiTam reshiteCha rêšîṯ rêšîṯām rêšîṯəḵā ū·mê·rê·šîṯ umereShit ūmêrêšîṯ vereShit wə·rê·šîṯ wərêšîṯ

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