"Bereshit" meaning in All languages combined

See Bereshit on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɚ.əˈʃit/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Transliteration of Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית. Etymology templates: {{transliteration|en|he|בְּרֵאשִׁית}} Transliteration of Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bereshit
  1. Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).
    Sense id: en-Bereshit-en-name-ZZUEkbLG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. The first parashah in this book
    Sense id: en-Bereshit-en-name-DPWrnyFM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Breishis, Bereishith
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