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רֵאשִׁית

re.shit

first: beginning

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Strong’s H7225Noun, feminine51 times in the Hebrew Bible

Where it occurs

Translated as

the beginning of13

the first of11

beginning5

the choicest of5

first fruit3

is the beginning of3

the best of3

the beginning2

In the text

Genesis 1:1בְּרֵאשִׁית
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Numbers 15:20רֵאשִׁית
From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.
Deuteronomy 11:12מֵרֵשִׁית
It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.
Proverbs 3:9וּמֵרֵאשִׁית
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
Jeremiah 2:3רֵאשִׁית
Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her were found guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD.
Ezekiel 20:40רֵאשִׁית
For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רֵאשִׁית n.f. beginning, chief

1.

a. beginning

b. first

2. first, chief

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.