Proverbs 1:7:3Prov.1.7.W3TAB
רֵאשִׁ֣ית
reshit
“beginning of”
- Transliteration
- re-shIT
- Extended
- ree-shEET
- IPA
- /reːʃiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- beginning of
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
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH re-shIT da-AT
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH re-shIT da-AT kha-khe-MA u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM ba-ZU
Exegesis
Reshit {רֵאשִׁית | rē’šîṯ} “beginning” in absolute form highlights da‘at {דַּעַת | dā‘āṯ} “knowledge” as foundational.
In context — Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction fools despise.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:7, so the Hebrew word רֵאשִׁ֣ית (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 Prov.1.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.7.W3.S1) and character.