Deuteronomy 18:4:1Deut.18.4.W1TAB
רֵאשִׁ֨ית
reshit
“the firstfruits”
- Transliteration
- re-shIT
- Extended
- reh-sheeT
- IPA
- /reːʃiˈt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the firstfruits
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-shIT
- phraseyour reading level
re-shIT de-GAN-kha
- sentence
re-shIT de-GAN-kha ti-ROSH-kha ve-yits-ha-RE-kha ve-re-shIT GEZ tsON-kha ti-TEN-lo
Exegesis
This command begins with reshit {רֵאשִׁ֨ית | rē-šîṯ} ‘first, beginning’, which establishes the priority nature of the offering.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–aleph–shin
“beginning; firstfruits”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:4
The first of your grain, your new wine, and your oil, and the first fleece of your sheep, you shall give to him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 18:4, so the Hebrew word רֵאשִׁ֨ית (reshit) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.4.W1.S1) and character.