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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7221. רִאשֹׁת (rishah) -- Beginning, first, chief</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7221.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezekiel/36-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7221.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7221</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7220b.htm" title="7220b">◄</a> 7221. rishah <a href="../hebrew/7222.htm" title="7222">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">rishah: Beginning, first, chief</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רִאשָׁה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ri'shah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ree-SHAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ree-shaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Beginning, first, chief<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a beginning<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root רֹאשׁ (rosh), meaning "head" or "beginning."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament is ἀρχή (archē), Strong's Greek 746, which also means "beginning" or "first."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "rishah" is used to denote the concept of "beginning" or "first" in a sequence or order. It often implies primacy or precedence in time, rank, or importance. In the context of biblical literature, it can refer to the start of a period, the foremost in rank, or the principal part of something.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of "beginning" or "first" held significant importance. It was not only about chronological order but also about priority and preeminence. The firstborn, for example, had special rights and responsibilities. Similarly, the "beginning" of a period, such as the first day of the week or the first fruits of a harvest, was often marked by special observances or offerings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm">rosh</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>beginning time, early time<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>first (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">רִאשָׁה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>beginning-time, early time</b></font>; — plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">רִאשֹׁתֵי כֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/36-11.htm">Ezekiel 36:11</a> (compare <font class="hebrew2">ראֹשׁ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>4b</b></font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>beginning <p>From the same as <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm">ro'sh</a>; a beginning -- beginning. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm">ro'sh</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מֵרִאשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם מראשתיכם mê·ri·šō·ṯê·ḵem meriShoteiChem mêrišōṯêḵem<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/36-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 36:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּקַדְמֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם וְהֵטִֽבֹתִי֙ <b> מֵרִאשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם </b> וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> than <span class="itali">at the first.</span> Thus you will know<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and will do better <span class="itali">[unto you] than at your beginnings:</span> and ye shall know<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/36-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were formerly better <span class="itali">the first</span> will know that<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7221.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7221.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7221<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/merishoteichem_7221.htm">mê·ri·šō·ṯê·ḵem — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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