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בְּרֵאשִׁ֖יתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרֵאשִׁית
hebrew
Meanings:
* Beginning * Finest (or choice) * First (first fruits) * Principal thing
Embraces the idea of beginnings, first part, chief value and first-fruits. The context determines the specific meaning.
Derived from רֹאשׁ
Feminine, noun בָּרָ֣אplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָּרָא
hebrew
Meaning:
* To create * To cut down, select, feed
Bara is a verb that is never takes a human subject; God is always the one who creates in the Old Testament. In contrast, עָשָׂה (to make or do) and יָצַר (to form and to build) do often have humans as the subject. אֱלֹהִ֑יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים
hebrew
Meanings:
* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels
Noun, masculine אֵ֥תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת
hebrew
The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1 הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם
hebrew
Meanings:
* Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass
Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3 וְאֵ֥תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת
hebrew
The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1 [[:hebrew:776|הָאָֽרֶץ</autott>