ראשית

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־א־שׁ (r-ʾ-sh)

From the same as רֹאשׁ (“head”). Compare Akkadian 𒊕 (rēštum, “beginning”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʁe̞ˈʃit/

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Noun

רֵאשִׁית • (reshít) f

1. the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically a firstfruit): - beginning, chief (-est), first (-fruits, part, time), principal thing.

References

• H7225 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew רֵאשִׁית (reshít, “the first”)

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛɪ̯ʃɪs/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈʁeɪ̯ʃɪs/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯ʃɪs/

Adverb

ראשית • (reyshis)

1. firstly