Hebrew word study
רֵאשִׁיתrêʼshîyth — the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a…
Pronounced “ray-sheeth'”
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
Translated in the King James as: beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
Appears 49 times in Scripture
Origin: from the same as H7218 (רֹאשׁ);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 3×
Exodus — 2×
Leviticus — 2×
Deuteronomy — 6×
Deuteronomy 11:12Deuteronomy 18:4Deuteronomy 21:17Deuteronomy 26:2Deuteronomy 33:21+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
1 Samuel — 2×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Nehemiah — 2×
Psalms — 2×
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Isaiah — 1×
Ezekiel — 4×
Daniel — 1×
Hosea — 1×
Micah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.