Word Study · Strong's H7225 · Hebrew
רֵאשִׁית
reshith
ray-sheeth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: rêʼshîyth
“the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
Rendered in the KJV as
beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
- 51occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 19 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 31inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 51 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 31
- רֵאשִׁ֣ית11
- בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית3
- רֵאשִׁית֙3
- רֵאשִׁ֤ית2
- רֵאשִׁ֥ית2
- רֵאשִׁ֗ית2
- רֵאשִׁ֛ית2
- רֵאשִׁ֨ית2
- רֵאשִׁ֖ית2
- בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית1
- בְּרֵאשִׁית֙1
- בְּרֵ֣אשִׁיתָ֔הּ1
and 19 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 30
- [the] beginning of7
- [the] first of6
- [the] choicest of4
- and [the] best of3
- in [the] beginning of3
- [is the] beginning of2
- and [the] first of2
- some of [the] first of2
- [is] [the] beginning of1
- [is] [the] first of1
- [is] first1
- [the] beginning1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)24
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)6
- noun · feminine singular4
- preposition + noun · feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc · 24
- HR/Ncfsc · 8
- HC/Ncfsc · 6
- HNcfsa · 4
- HR/Ncfsa · 2
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/R/Ncfsc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 51, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Deuteronomy7 of 51 · 14%
- Jeremiah6 of 51 · 12%
- Proverbs5 of 51 · 10%
- Numbers4 of 51 · 8%
- Ezekiel4 of 51 · 8%
Deuteronomy carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 1:1בְּרֵאשִׁ֖יתbereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singularIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.here: in beginning
- Genesis 10:10רֵאשִׁ֤יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.here: [the] beginning of
- Genesis 49:3וְרֵאשִׁ֣יתvereshitconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.here: and [the] beginning of
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 23:19רֵאשִׁ֗יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.here: [the] beginning of
- Exodus 34:26רֵאשִׁ֗יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”here: [the] first of
Leviticus2 occurrences
- Leviticus 2:12רֵאשִׁ֛יתreshitnoun · feminine singularYou may bring them to the LORD as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.here: first [fruit]
- Leviticus 23:10רֵאשִׁ֥יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.here: the first [fruit] of
Numbers4 occurrences
- Numbers 15:20רֵאשִׁית֙reshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.here: [the] first of
- Numbers 15:21מֵרֵאשִׁית֙mereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Throughout your generations, you are to give the LORD an offering from the first of your dough.here: some of [the] first of
- Numbers 18:12רֵאשִׁיתָ֛םreshitamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralI give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.here: first [fruit] their
- Numbers 24:20רֵאשִׁ֤יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”here: [was the] first of
Deuteronomy7 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 11:12מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙mereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.here: from [the] beginning of
- Deuteronomy 18:4רֵאשִׁ֨יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock.here: [the] first of
- Deuteronomy 18:4וְרֵאשִׁ֛יתvereshitconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock.here: and [the] first of
- Deuteronomy 21:17רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.here: [is] [the] beginning of
- Deuteronomy 26:2מֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית׀mereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,here: some of [the] first of
- Deuteronomy 26:10רֵאשִׁית֙reshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.here: [the] first of
- Deuteronomy 33:21רֵאשִׁית֙reshitnoun · feminine singularHe chose the best land for himself, because a ruler’s portion was reserved for him there. He came with the leaders of the people; he administered the LORD’s justice and His ordinances for Israel.”here: [the] choicest
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 2:29מֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתmereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’here: from [the] choicest of
- 1 Samuel 15:21רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”here: [the] choicest of
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 10:37רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.here: [the] choicest of
- Nehemiah 12:44לָרֵאשִׁ֣יתlareshitpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAnd on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.here: for the first [fruit]
Job3 occurrences
- Job 8:7רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣reshitekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularThough your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.here: beginning your
- Job 40:19רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.here: [is] [the] first of
- Job 42:12מֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹmereshitopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.here: more than beginning his
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 78:51רֵאשִׁ֥יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.here: [the] beginning of
- Psalms 105:36רֵ֝אשִׁ֗יתreshitnoun · feminine singularThen He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.here: [the] beginning
- Psalms 111:10רֵ֘אשִׁ֤יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!here: [is the] beginning of
Proverbs5 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:7רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.here: [is the] beginning of
- Proverbs 3:9וּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗יתumereshitconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;here: and from [the] first of
- Proverbs 4:7רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singularWisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.here: [is] first
- Proverbs 8:22רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.here: [the] beginning of
- Proverbs 17:14רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.here: [the] beginning of
Jeremiah6 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:3רֵאשִׁ֖יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of His harvest. All who devoured her found themselves guilty; disaster came upon them,’” declares the LORD.here: [the] beginning of
- Jeremiah 26:1בְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:here: in [the] beginning of
- Jeremiah 27:1בְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD.here: in [the] beginning of
- Jeremiah 28:1בְּרֵאשִׁית֙bereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:here: in [the] beginning of
- Jeremiah 49:34בְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתbereshitpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.here: at [the] beginning of
- Jeremiah 49:35רֵאשִׁ֖יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will shatter Elam’s bow, the mainstay of their might.here: [the] beginning of
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 20:40רֵאשִׁ֛יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices.here: [the] choicest of
- Ezekiel 44:30וְרֵאשִׁית֩vereshitconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.here: and [the] best of
- Ezekiel 44:30וְרֵאשִׁ֤יתvereshitconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.here: and [the] best of
- Ezekiel 48:14רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.here: [the] choicest of
Amos2 occurrences
- Amos 6:1רֵאשִׁ֣יתreshitnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.here: [the] first of
- Amos 6:6וְרֵאשִׁ֥יתvereshitconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.here: and [the] best of