תְּחִלָּה

From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,

Genesis 13:3

• בַּתְּחִלָּ֔הbatechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the beginning

When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.

Genesis 41:21

• בַּתְּחִלָּ֑הbatechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the beginning

But the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”

Genesis 43:18

• בַּתְּחִלָּ֔הbatechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the beginning

“Please, sir,” they said, “we really did come down here the first time to buy food.

Genesis 43:20

• בַּתְּחִלָּ֖הbatechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the beginning

After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”

Judges 1:1

• בַּתְּחִלָּ֖הbatechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the first

The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.

Judges 20:18

• בַתְּחִלָּ֔הvatechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the first
• בַתְּחִלָּֽה׃vatechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the first

So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

Ruth 1:22

• בִּתְחִלַּ֖תbitchilatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: at beginning of

Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

2 Samuel 17:9

• בַּתְּחִלָּ֔הbatechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the first

And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.

2 Samuel 21:9

• בִּתְחִלַּ֖תbitechilatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: at beginning of

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

2 Samuel 21:10

• מִתְּחִלַּ֣תmitechilatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from beginning of

Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

2 Kings 17:25

• בִּתְחִלַּת֙bitchilatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: at beginning of

At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

Ezra 4:6

• בִּתְחִלַּ֖תbitchilatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: at beginning of

Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Nehemiah 11:17

• הַתְּחִלָּה֙hatechilahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the beginning

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Proverbs 9:10

• תְּחִלַּ֣תtechilatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beginning of

The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

• תְּחִלַּ֥תtechilatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beginning of

I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”

Isaiah 1:26

• כְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑הkevattechilahpreposition + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: as at the beginning

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.

Daniel 8:1

• בַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃batechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the beginning

while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

Daniel 9:21

• בַּתְּחִלָּה֙batechilahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: at the beginning

At the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. So consider the message and understand the vision:

Daniel 9:23

• בִּתְחִלַּ֨תbitchilatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: at beginning of

When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”

Hosea 1:2

• תְּחִלַּ֥תtechilatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beginning

This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.

Amos 7:1

• בִּתְחִלַּ֖תbitchilatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: at beginning of