Numbers 15:20:1Num.15.20.W1TAB
רֵאשִׁית֙
reshit
“the first”
- Transliteration
- re-shIT
- Extended
- reh-sheeT
- IPA
- /reːˈʃit/
Meaning by language
- English
- the first
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
- clause
re-shIT a-ri-so-te-KHEM kha-LAH ta-ri-MU te-ru-MAH
- sentence
re-shIT a-ri-so-te-KHEM kha-LAH ta-ri-MU te-ru-MAH kit-ru-MAT GO-ren KEN ta-ri-MU o-TAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain reishit {רֵאשִׁית֙ | rēʾšîṯ} ‘first portion’ and arisotekhem {עֲרִסֹתֵכֶ֔ם | ʿărîšôtêḵem} ‘of your doughs’, marking the selection of the initial yield.
Root and etymology
r-aleph-shinresh aleph shin
“beginning”
In context — Numbers 15:20
From the first of your dough, a loaf you shall lift up as an offering ; as offering from the threshing floor , so you shall lift it up.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 15:20, so the Hebrew word רֵאשִׁית֙ (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 Num.15.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.20.W1.S1) and character.