רִֽאשֹׁנִ֖ים

𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌

rishonim

former

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

Isaiah 61:4 · Word #5

Lexicon H7223

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

Morphology HAampa 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 H7223-19

first ones

Rootראשׁ (r-ʾ-š)
Core Meaningshead, beginning, first position, chief, foremost
Semantic RangeFormer things or people, those earlier in time, ancestors, predecessors, the earliest in a sequence, the foremost in rank.
Conceptual SignificanceThis term frames history and rank from the perspective of beginnings and headship, emphasizing priority in time or status. It often contrasts past generations or earlier events with what comes later, shaping biblical reflection on continuity, memory, and covenant history.
Morphological NotesAdjective, masculine plural, absolute state; from רִאשׁוֹן (“first, former, chief”), itself derived from the root ראשׁ (“head”).
Rendering Rationaleרִאשֹׁנִים is a masculine plural absolute adjective derived from the root ראשׁ (“head, beginning”). Rendering it as "first ones" preserves the root idea of headship or primacy while accurately reflecting the masculine plural form indicated by the morphology (HAampa).

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

Words from Root ראשׁ (head, 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
H7218-05 berasheynu at our heads
H7218-09 beroshekha upon your head
H7218-10 beroshekhe upon your head
H7218-14 harashim the heads
H7223-05 harishonah the foremost (feminine one)
H7223-08 hariyshon the foremost (one)
H7218-15 harosh the head
H7223-12 kevarishonah as in the first (former time)
H7223-14 larishonah to the first (occasion)
H7218-17 lerashey for the heads of
H7218-18 lerosh to the head
H7218-22 lerosho to his head
H4762-01 mareshah Summit-Place
H7218-24 merashey from heads of
H7223-16 merishon from the first (one)
H7218-26 merosho from his head
H7218-29 rasheyhem the heads of them
H7218-32 rashim heads
H7217-01 resheh his head
H7223-18 rishonah the first (feminine singular)
H7223-20 rishonot the first things
H7218-34 roshah her head
H7218-36 roshan head of them
H7218-37 roshayv his heads
H7218-40 roshekhem your (men’s) head
H7218-41 roshenu our head
H7218-43 rosho his head
H7218-46 ukherosh and as head-of
H7218-49 umerosh and from the head/top
H7218-50 uverashey and in the heads of
H7218-52 varosh and the head / in the head
H7223-22 verishonot and foremost things
H7218-56 verosh and head of
H7218-57 verosham and their head
H7218-59 veroshenu at our head
H7218-60 verosho and his head

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
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