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רֵאשִׁית

Strong’s: H7225

Associated OET lemmas: רֵאשִׁית

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: רֹאשׁ

Sense 1: beginning

Semantic domains: Begin (002003003004)

Core domains: Stage (168)

Definition: = point in time at which an event starts happening

Show passage in OET: GEN 1:1

OET-RV GEN 1:1

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

OET-LV GEN 1:1

1 In_beginning god he _created DOM the_heavens and_DOM the_earth/land.

Show passage in OET: GEN 10:10

OET-RV GEN 10:10

10 His kingdom began in the cities of Bavel, Erek, Akad, and Keleneh, all in the Shin’ar region.

OET-LV GEN 10:10

10 And_it _became the _beginning _of his/its_kingdom Bāⱱel and_Erech and_Akkad and_Kələneh in_land of _Shinˊār.

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All 17 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 1:1 · OET GEN 10:10

DEU: OET DEU 11:12

JOB: OET JOB 8:7 · OET JOB 42:12

PSA: OET PSA 111:10

PRO: OET PRO 1:7 · OET PRO 4:7 · OET PRO 8:22 · OET PRO 17:14

ECC: OET ECC 7:8

ISA: OET ISA 46:10

JER: OET JER 26:1 · OET JER 27:1 · OET JER 28:1 · OET JER 49:34

MIC: OET MIC 1:13

Sense 2: best

Semantic domains: Good (002001001028)

Definition: = state in which an object is of a relatively high quality

Show passage in OET: DEU 33:21

OET-RV DEU 33:21

21 He picked out the best for himself,
⇔ because there the decreed portion is reserved.
⇔ He came with the people’s leaders.
⇔ He administered Yahweh’s justice,
⇔ and his judgements for Yisrael (Israel).”

OET-LV DEU 33:21

21 And_he/it _saw the_choicest to_him/it if/because there the_portion _of a _commander was_reserved and_he _came the_chiefs _of the_people the _righteousness _of YHWH he _executed and_judgements _of_his with Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

Show passage in OET: SA1 2:29

OET-RV SA1 2:29

29 Why do you disrespect sacrifices and offerings that I commanded the people to bring to me at my residence. And why do you honour your sons more than me by fattening yourselves from the best of every offering of my people Yisrael (Israel)?’

OET-LV SA1 2:29

29 To/for_what do _you(pl)_kick at_sacrifice _of_my and_at_offering _of_my which I _commanded a _dwelling _place and_do _you _honour DOM sons _of_your more_than _me by_making_yourselves _fat from_the _choicest _of every _of (the)_offering _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) of_people _of_my.

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All 7 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: OET DEU 33:21

SA1: OET SA1 2:29 · OET SA1 15:21

JOB: OET JOB 40:19

EZE: OET EZE 20:40 · OET EZE 48:14

AMO: OET AMO 6:6

Sense 3: chief, greatest

Semantic domains: Great (002001002012)

Definition: = state in which a group has a relatively high status

Show passage in OET: NUM 24:20

OET-RV NUM 24:20

20 Then Bil’am (Balaam) looked towards Amalek and made this pronouncement,
⇔ “Amalek is the first of the nations,
⇔ ^ but its end will be destruction.”

OET-LV NUM 24:20

20 And_he/it _saw DOM ˊAmālēq and_he _lifted _up oracle _of_his and_he _said was_the_first _of the_nations ˊAmālēq and_end _of_its will _be_to destruction.

Show passage in OET: AMO 6:1

OET-RV AMO 6:1

6 Those who are at ease in Tsiyon (Zion) won’t end well,
⇔ nor will those who feel secure in the hill country of Shomron (Samaria)—
⇔ the notable men of the best of the nations—
⇔ the ones who Yisrael’s (Israel’s) descendants come to for help!

OET-LV AMO 6:1

6 Woe _to the_people_at _ease in_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) and_those_who_trust in_the _mountain _of Shomrōn the _dignitaries _of the _first _of the_nations and_they _will _come to/for_them the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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Sense 4: main part, chief part

Semantic domains: Groups (001001002003004)

Definition: = the largest among two or more parts of one group

Show passage in OET: DAN 11:41

OET-RV DAN 11:41

41 He will come into the beautiful land of Yisrael (Israel), killing many, but Edom, Moav (Moab), and the bulk of the Amonim will escape from his power.

OET-LV DAN 11:41

41 And_he _will _come in_land of _(the)_beauty and_many_people they _will _stumble and_these they _will _escape from_hand _of_his ʼEdōm and_Mōʼāⱱ and_the _first _of the _people _of ˊAmmōn.

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Sense 5: mainstay

Semantic domains: Intense (002001003012)

Core domains: Intensity (090)

Definition: literally: best of power; hence: = something that constitutes the chief support of a nation's military strength

Collocations: רֵאשִׁית גְּבוּרָה

Show passage in OET: JER 49:35

OET-RV JER 49:35

35 Commander-in-chief Yahweh says this:
⇔ Listen, I’m about to break the power of Eylam’s archers—
⇔ their main initial attack force.

OET-LV JER 49:35

35 Thus YHWH soldiers/messengers he _says HERE_I am_about _to _break DOM the _bow _of ˊĒylām the _beginning _of their _strength _of_their.

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Sense 6: first

Semantic domains: Quantity (002001001042); Frequency (002001003009)

Definition: = state in which a countable entity is the first or the previous in a range

Show passage in OET: GEN 49:3

OET-RV GEN 49:3

⇔  3 Re’uven you’re my eldest,
⇔ ≈ my power and the beginning of my strength.
⇔ With excellence in dignity,
⇔ ≈ and excelling in power.

OET-LV GEN 49:3

3 Oh _Rəʼūⱱēn firstborn _of_are_my you strength _of_my and_the _beginning _of my _generative _power _of_my excellence _of dignity and_excellence _of power.

Show passage in OET: EXO 23:19

OET-RV EXO 23:19

19 You must bring the best of the firstfruits of your harvests to the house of Yahweh your god.
¶ You mustn’t boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

OET-LV EXO 23:19

19 The _first _of the _first-fruits _of your _ground _of_your you _will _bring the _house _of YHWH god _of_your not you _must _boil a _kid in_the _milk _of his/its_mother.

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All 21 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 49:3

EXO: OET EXO 23:19 · OET EXO 34:26

LEV: OET LEV 2:12 · OET LEV 23:10

NUM: OET NUM 15:20–21 · OET NUM 18:12

DEU: OET DEU 18:4 · OET DEU 21:17 · OET DEU 26:2 · OET DEU 26:10

CH2: OET CH2 31:5

NEH: OET NEH 10:37 · OET NEH 12:44

PSA: OET PSA 78:51 · OET PSA 105:36

PRO: OET PRO 3:9

JER: OET JER 2:3

EZE: OET EZE 44:30

HOS: OET HOS 9:10