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Lexicon :: Strong's H7225 - rē'šîṯ

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רֵאשִׁית
Transliteration
rē'šîṯ
Pronunciation
ray-sheeth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as רֹאשׁ (H7218)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2097e

Strong’s Definitions

רֵאשִׁית rêʼshîyth, ray-sheeth'; from the same as H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit):—beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x

The KJV translates Strong's H7225 in the following manner: beginning (18x), firstfruits (11x), first (9x), chief (8x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 51x
The KJV translates Strong's H7225 in the following manner: beginning (18x), firstfruits (11x), first (9x), chief (8x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. first, beginning, best, chief

    1. beginning

    2. first

    3. chief

    4. choice part

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֵאשִׁית rêʼshîyth, ray-sheeth'; from the same as H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit):—beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
STRONGS H7225: Abbreviations
† [רֵאשִׁית] noun feminine beginning, chief (for *רְאֵשִׁית NöGGA 1884, 1019, compare HolzHexateuch 465; Syriac bdb091201); — absolute ר׳ Deuteronomy 33:21+, construct ר׳ Genesis 10:10+, רֵשִׁית Deuteronomy 11:12; suffix רֵאשִׁיתוֺ Ecclesiastes 7:8, רֵאשִׁתוֺ Job 42:12, etc.; —
1.
a. beginning of kingdom Genesis 10:10 (J), year Deuteronomy 11:12, reign Jeremiah 26:1; Jeremiah 27:1; Jeremiah 28:1; Jeremiah 49:34;= first phase, step, or element in course of events Isaiah 46:10 (opposed to אַחֲרִית); of a thing (דָּבָר) Ecclesiastes 7:8 (opposed to id.); of sin Micah 1:13, strife Proverbs 17:14, wisdom Psalm 111:10, knowledge Proverbs 1:7 thy beginning Job 8:7 —his beginning Job 42:12 (both opposed to אַחֲרִית), ר׳ before clause, בָּרָא א׳ בְּר׳ Genesis 1:1 in the beginning when god created (> absolute in the beginning God created); אֹנִי ר׳ Genesis 49:3 (poem) beginning (first product) of my manly vigour (|| בְּכֹרִי כֹּחִי so Deuteronomy 21:17; Psalm 78:51 (both || בְּכוֺת Psalm 105:36; compare דֵּרְכֵי אֵל ר׳ Job 40:19 (of hippopotamus), דַּרְכּוֺ ר׳ Proverbs 8:22 (of wisdom);=first season (of a tree) Hosea 9:10; גּוֺיִם ר׳ Numbers 24:20 (JE), first, earliest, of nations.
b. first of fruits Exodus 23:19 (E), Exodus 34:26 (JE), Deuteronomy 26:2, 10; Ezekiel 44:30.a, of harvest Leviticus 23:10 (H), grain Deuteronomy 18:4; 2 Chronicles 31:5 dough Numbers 15:20, 21 (P), Ezekiel 44:30b Nehemiah 10:38, wool Deuteronomy 18:4; of כָּלתְּֿבוּאָתֶ֑ךָ Proverbs 3:9; Israel is תְּבוּאָתֹה ר׳ Jeremiah 2:3 (i.e. of י׳'s increase); ר׳ =first-fruits Leviticus 2:12 (P), Numbers 18:12 (P), Nehemiah 12:44; הָאָרֶץ ר׳ Ezekiel 48:14
2. first chief, Amos 6:1; גְּבוּרָתָם ר׳ Jeremiah 49:35 (of bows); so apparently בְּנֵי עַמּוֺן ר׳ Daniel 11:41, i.e. the principal part of them (Buhl Marti conjecture שְׁאֵרִית after Syriac Version); מַשְׁאוֺתֵיכֶם ר׳ Ezekiel 20:40, i.e. your chief oblations; שְׁמָנִים ר׳ Amos 6:6, i.e. choice oils; = choice part, of land Deuteronomy 33:21, offering 1 Samuel 2:29, הַחֵרֶם 1 Samuel 15:21; absolute chief thing Proverbs 4:7 (of wisdom).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:1; 10:10; 10:10; 49:3

Exodus

23:19; 34:26

Leviticus

2:12; 23:10

Numbers

15:20; 15:21; 18:12; 24:20

Deuteronomy

11:12; 11:12; 18:4; 18:4; 21:17; 26:2; 26:10; 33:21; 33:21

1 Samuel

2:29; 15:21

2 Chronicles

31:5

Nehemiah

10:38; 12:44

Job

8:7; 40:19; 42:12; 42:12

Psalms

78:51; 105:36; 111:10

Proverbs

1:7; 3:9; 4:7; 8:22; 17:14

Ecclesiastes

7:8; 7:8

Isaiah

46:10

Jeremiah

2:3; 26:1; 27:1; 28:1; 49:34; 49:35

Ezekiel

20:40; 44:30; 44:30; 48:14

Daniel

11:41

Hosea

9:10

Amos

6:1; 6:6

Micah

1:13

H7225

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7225 matches the Hebrew רֵאשִׁית (rē'šîṯ),
which occurs 51 times in 49 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:10 - He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia,[fn] with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3 - “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength,
the child of my vigorous youth.
You are first in rank and first in power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:19 - “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God.
“You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:26 - “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the LORD your God.
“You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:12 - You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:10 - “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest a bundle of grain from the first cutting of your grain harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:20 - Present a cake from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain from the threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:21 - Throughout the generations to come, you are to present a sacred offering to the LORD each year from the first of your ground flour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:12 - “I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the LORD—the best of the olive oil, new wine, and grain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message:
“Amalek was the greatest of nations,
but its destiny is destruction!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:12 - a land that the LORD your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:4 - You must also give to the priests the first share of the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and the wool at shearing time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father’s virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:2 - put some of the first produce from each crop you harvest into a basket and bring it to the designated place of worship—the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:10 - And now, O LORD, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.’ Then place the produce before the LORD your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:21 - The people of Gad took the best land for themselves;
a leader’s share was assigned to them.
When the leaders of the people were assembled,
they carried out the LORD’s justice
and obeyed his regulations for Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:29 - So why do you scorn my sacrifices and offerings? Why do you give your sons more honor than you give me—for you and they have become fat from the best offerings of my people Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:21 - Then my troops brought in the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and plunder to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:5 - When the people of Israel heard these requirements, they responded generously by bringing the first share of their grain, new wine, olive oil, honey, and all the produce of their fields. They brought a large quantity—a tithe of all they produced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:37 - We will store the produce in the storerooms of the Temple of our God. We will bring the best of our flour and other grain offerings, the best of our fruit, and the best of our new wine and olive oil. And we promise to bring to the Levites a tenth of everything our land produces, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our rural towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:44 - On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the offerings, the first part of the harvest, and the tithes. They were responsible to collect from the fields outside the towns the portions required by the Law for the priests and Levites. For all the people of Judah took joy in the priests and Levites and their work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:7 - And though you started with little,
you will end with much.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:19 - It is a prime example of God’s handiwork,
and only its Creator can threaten it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:12 - So the LORD blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:51 - He killed the oldest son in each Egyptian family,
the flower of youth throughout the land of Egypt.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:36 - Then he killed the oldest son in each Egyptian home,
the pride and joy of each family.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:10 - Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom.
All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.
Praise him forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:7 - Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:9 - Honor the LORD with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:7 - Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:22 - “The LORD formed me from the beginning,
before he created anything else.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14 - Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
so stop before a dispute breaks out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:8 - Finishing is better than starting.
Patience is better than pride.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:10 - Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:3 - In those days Israel was holy to the LORD,
the first of his children.[fn]
All who harmed his people were declared guilty,
and disaster fell on them.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:1 - This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah,[fn] king of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:1 - This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD early in the reign of Zedekiah[fn] son of Josiah, king of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:1 - One day in late summer[fn] of that same year—the fourth year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah—Hananiah son of Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, addressed me publicly in the Temple while all the priests and people listened. He said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:34 - This message concerning Elam came to the prophet Jeremiah from the LORD at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:35 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
“I will destroy the archers of Elam—
the best of their forces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:40 - For on my holy mountain, the great mountain of Israel, says the Sovereign LORD, the people of Israel will someday worship me, and I will accept them. There I will require that you bring me all your offerings and choice gifts and sacrifices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:30 - The first of the ripe fruits and all the gifts brought to the LORD will go to the priests. The first samples of each grain harvest and the first of your flour must also be given to the priests so the LORD will bless your homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:14 - None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:41 - He will enter the glorious land of Israel,[fn] and many nations will fall, but Moab, Edom, and the best part of Ammon will escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:10 - The LORD says, “O Israel, when I first found you,
it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert.
When I saw your ancestors,
it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season.
But then they deserted me for Baal-peor,
giving themselves to that shameful idol.
Soon they became vile,
as vile as the god they worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 - What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem,[fn]
and you who feel secure in Samaria!
You are famous and popular in Israel,
and people go to you for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:6 - You drink wine by the bowlful
and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions.
You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:13 - Harness your chariot horses and flee,
you people of Lachish.[fn]
You were the first city in Judah
to follow Israel in her rebellion,
and you led Jerusalem[fn] into sin.
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