רִאשׁוֹנָֽה

𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤄

rishonah

foremost

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.

H7223

Ezra 9:2 · Word #17

Lexicon H7223

Lemmaרִאשׁוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍
Transliterationriʼshôwn
Strong'sH7223
In-contextforemost

Morphology HAafsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype a — Adjective — Adjective
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7223-18

the first (feminine singular)

Morphological NotesAdjective, feminine singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (ה). It agrees with a feminine singular noun in context.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective derives from the root ראשׁ (“head, beginning”), conveying what is at the head or start in time, place, or rank. The form is feminine singular absolute with the article, so it is rendered as “the first,” noting its feminine singular agreement even though English adjectives do not mark grammatical gender.

View full lexicon entry for H7223 →

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ראשׁ (head, top, beginning, first position, chief, foremost)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7223-01 barishon in the foremost (one)
H7223-02 barishonah in the first (feminine)
H7218-03 berasheyhem at their 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