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Jeremiah 26:1

Hebrew
בְּרֵאשִׁ֗יתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרֵאשִׁית

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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
מַמְלְכ֛וּת יְהוֹיָקִ֥ים בֶּן יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה הָיָה֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

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The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

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Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
לֵאמֹֽר
ESV
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
NIV
Early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
NLT
This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah.
LXX
KJV
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

Jeremiah 25:38 ← Jeremiah 26:1 → Jeremiah 26:2

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