Numbers 18:12:7Num.18.12.W7TAB
רֵאשִׁיתָ֛ם
reshitam
“the firstfruits of them”
- Transliteration
- re-shi-TAM
- Extended
- reh-shee-TAAM
- IPA
- /reːʃiˈtam/
Meaning by language
- English
- the firstfruits of them
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-shi-TAM
- clause
re-shi-TAM a-sher-yit-NU la-ye-ho-VAH le-KHA ne-ta-TIM
- sentence
KOL KHE-lev yits-HAR ve-KOL-KHE-lev ti-ROSH ve-da-GAN re-shi-TAM a-sher-yit-NU la-ye-ho-VAH le-KHA ne-ta-TIM
Exegesis
The construct noun reshitam {רֵאשִׁיתָם | rēʾîšîṯām} ‘their first’ introduces a relative clause with asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} ‘which’, specifying the initial yield as firstfruits.
Root and etymology
Resh-Aleph-ShinResh-Aleph-Shin
“beginning, first”
In context — Numbers 18:12
All the best of the olive oil, and all the best of the new wine, and all the best of the grain—the firstfruits of what they give to the LORD —I have given to you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 18:12, so the Hebrew word רֵאשִׁיתָ֛ם (reshitam) 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.18.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.12.W7.S1) and character.