בָּ/רִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים
𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
barishonim
first
or רִאשֹׁן; from רִאשָׁה; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun); ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
2 Samuel 21:9 · Word #17
Lexicon H7223
| Lemma | רִאשׁוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | riʼshôwn |
| Strong's | H7223 |
| In-context | first |
Morphology HRd/Aampa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7223-03
in the former ones
| Root | ראש (r-ʾ-sh) |
| Core Meanings | head, top, beginning, firstness, primacy, foremost position |
| Semantic Range | first in time (former, earlier), first in rank (foremost, chief), first in sequence (initial), ancestors or predecessors |
| Conceptual Significance | The root conveys the idea of headship and primacy—what stands at the beginning or occupies the foremost place. In biblical thought, "the first" can signify origins, priority, authority, or former times, often contrasting what was at the beginning with what follows in covenant history. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב with definite article assimilated (בָּ–) + adjective masculine plural absolute רִאשֹׁנִים from רִאשׁוֹן; no pronominal suffix; functioning substantivally ("the former ones"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective רִאשׁוֹן derives from the root ראש ("head, beginning") and denotes what is first or foremost. Here it appears as a masculine plural absolute with prefixed ב and the definite article ("in the"), so the rendering preserves the plural form and the sense of prior or earlier ones: "in the former ones." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ראש (head, top, beginning, firstness, primacy, foremost position)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7218-01 |
barosh | at the head |
H7218-02 |
berashey | at the heads of |
H7218-04 |
berasheykhem | at your heads |
Word Usage (182 occurrences of H7223)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:13 | בָּֽ/רִאשׁוֹן֙ | barishon | in the first |
| Genesis 13:4 | בָּ/רִאשֹׁנָ֑ה | barishonah | at the first |
| Genesis 25:25 | הָ/רִאשׁוֹן֙ | harishon | the first |