רֵאשִׁ֣ית

𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕

reshit

beginning

from the same as רֹאשׁ; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit); beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.

H7225

Proverbs 4:7 · Word #1

Lexicon H7225

Lemmaרֵאשִׁית
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕
Transliterationrêʼshîyth
Strong'sH7225
In-contextbeginning

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

SIBI-P1 H7225-04

the head-beginning

Rootראש (r-ʾ-sh)
Core Meaningshead, top, first, chief, beginning, foremost position
Semantic Rangebeginning (in time), first portion, firstfruits, chief or principal part, foremost rank, primary matter
Conceptual SignificanceOften used to denote the beginning of creation (e.g., Genesis 1:1), the first yield offered to יהוה (firstfruits), or what is chief and preeminent. It conveys the idea that what stands at the "head" sets the pattern, priority, or consecrated status for what follows.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun; appears in both absolute (cfsa) and construct (cfsc) forms. In construct, it functions as "the head-beginning of…" followed by a genitive noun.
Rendering Rationaleרֵאשִׁית is a feminine singular noun derived from the root ראש ("head"), carrying the sense of what stands at the head or forefront. Rendering it as "the head-beginning" preserves the concrete imagery of the root ("head") while expressing its temporal and rank-based sense of firstness. The singular feminine form is reflected by the singular noun in English.

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7223-03 barishonim in the former ones
H7218-01 barosh at the head
H7218-02 berashey at the heads of
H7218-04 berasheykhem at your heads
H7225-01 bereshit in beginning-of
H7218-06 berosh at the head of
H7218-07 beroshah at the head of her
H7218-08 berosham at their head
H7218-11 beroshekhem upon your head
H7218-12 beroshenu upon our head
H7218-13 berosho at his head
H7223-04 harishon the foremost one
H7223-06 harishonim the foremost ones
H7223-07 harishonot the first things
H7223-09 karishon like the first one
H7223-10 karishonah as the first (former) one
H7223-11 karishonim like the first ones
H7223-13 kharishonah as the first (former) one (feminine)
H7223-15 larishonim to the first-ones
H7218-16 larosh as the head
H7218-19 leroshekha for your head
H7218-20 leroshenu to our head
H7218-21 leroshi to my head
H7218-23 meharosh from the head
H4763-01 meraashotayv his head-rests
H7225-02 mereshit from the first-beginning
H7225-03 mereshito from his first-beginning
H7218-25 merosh from the head/beginning
H4763-02 mrshtv his head-rests
H7218-27 rashey heads of
H7218-28 rasheyha her heads
H7218-30 rasheyhen the heads of them (feminine)
H7218-31 rasheykhem your heads
H7217-02 reshi my head
H7223-17 rishon the headmost one
H7218-33 rosh head
H7218-35 rosham their head
H7218-38 roshekha your head
H7218-39 roshekhe your head
H7218-42 roshi my head
H7218-44 rsh head-of
H7218-45 sheroshi my head
H7218-47 ulerashayv and to his heads
H4762-02 umareshah and Summit-town (Mareshah)
H7218-48 umerashey and from the heads of
H7218-51 uverosh and at the head of
H7223-21 varishonah in the headmost time
H7218-53 veharashim and the heads
H7218-54 veharosh and the head
H7218-55 verashey and heads of
H7225-05 vereshit and the beginning-of
H7218-58 veroshekha upon your head

Word Usage (51 occurrences of H7225)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:1 בְּ/רֵאשִׁ֖ית bereshit In the beginning
Genesis 10:10 רֵאשִׁ֤ית reshit of his kingdom
Genesis 49:3 וְ/רֵאשִׁ֣ית vereshit and the beginning
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