רֵאשִׁית֙

𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕

rêʼshîyth

first

Principal or initial part, beginning, earliest, or chief portion of something; in various contexts, refers to the origin or starting point of a process, period, or thing (e.g., 'beginning of time,' 'first produce,' 'chief rank'). May designate the first portion of produce offered or harvested, an initial period, or a preeminent segment within a series.

Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ "the beginning" (Yoruba)

H7225

Numbers 15:20 · Word #1

Lexicon H7225

Lemmaרֵאשִׁית
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕
Transliterationrêʼshîyth
Strong'sH7225
DefinitionPrincipal or initial part, beginning, earliest, or chief portion of something; in various contexts, refers to the origin or starting point of a process, period, or thing (e.g., 'beginning of time,' 'first produce,' 'chief rank'). May designate the first portion of produce offered or harvested, an initial period, or a preeminent segment within a series.

Morphology HNcfsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phrasefirst

SIBI-P1 Translation H7225-06

beginning of

Morphological NotesNoun, common, feminine singular, construct state.
Rendering RationaleAs a feminine singular noun in construct state, רֵאשִׁית denotes the initial or foremost part belonging to something else; "beginning of" preserves both the root idea of head/firstness and the required genitive relationship of the construct form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

first of

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleAdjusted from 'beginning of' to 'first of' because in the context of agricultural or food products, 'reishit' denotes the first portion and agrees with the common and context (offering of dough).

Bantu Hebrew

רֵאשִׁית֙ (rêʼshîyth) — Principal or initial part, beginning, earliest, or chief portion of something; in various contexts, refers to the origin or starting point of a process, period, or thing (e.g., 'beginning of time,' 'first produce,' 'chief rank'). May designate the first portion of produce offered or harvested, an initial period, or a preeminent segment within a series.

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Word Meaning Language
Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ the beginning Yoruba