Strong’s Hebrew • Noun, Feminine
H7225: reshit
רֵאשִׁיתPronounced: /ray-sheeth/ • From the same root as H7218 (rosh — head, summit, beginning)
Short Definition: Beginning, firstfruits, chief part
Exhaustive Lexicon Definition & Theological Meaning
The very first in time, order, or rank; the inauguration of creation ("Bereshit — In the beginning") and the choicest firstfruits.
Brown-Driver-Briggs / Thayer Exegesis:
BDB: Beginning, chief, firstfruits, foremost part.
KJV Translation Usage
beginning (18x), firstfruits (11x), first (9x), chief (8x)
Total Biblical Occurrences
51 Times
Asante Twi Equivalent
Mfitiaseɛ / Nhyɛaseɛ
Key Biblical Occurrences
H7225 (רֵאשִׁית) appears in these foundational scripture passages:
Genesis 1:1Proverbs 1:7Proverbs 8:22Job 42:12