"בראשית" meaning in Hebrew

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Adverb

IPA: /b(e)ʁeˈʃit/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /b(ə)rejˈʃis/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /bereˈʃit/ (note: Sephardi Hebrew), /bæreːˈʃiθ/ [Yemenite-Hebrew], [baʀ̟eːʔˈʃiːθ] [Tiberian-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-בראשית.wav Forms: בְּרֵאשִׁית [canonical], bereshít [romanization]
Etymology: From the opening phrase of the first book of the Torah: בְּ־ (b'-, “in”) + רֵאשִׁית (reshít, “beginning”), literally “in [the] beginning”. Etymology templates: {{m|he|בְּ־||in|tr=b'-}} בְּ־ (b'-, “in”), {{m|he|רֵאשִׁית||beginning|tr=reshít}} רֵאשִׁית (reshít, “beginning”) Head templates: {{he-adv|tr=bereshít|wv=בְּרֵאשִׁית}} בְּרֵאשִׁית • (bereshít)
  1. in the beginning, at first Synonyms: תחילה (tḥilá)
    Sense id: en-בראשית-he-adv-UW58-05k Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51

Proper name

IPA: /b(e)ʁeˈʃit/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /b(ə)rejˈʃis/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /bereˈʃit/ (note: Sephardi Hebrew), /bæreːˈʃiθ/ [Yemenite-Hebrew], [baʀ̟eːʔˈʃiːθ] [Tiberian-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-בראשית.wav Forms: בְּרֵאשִׁית [canonical], bereshít [romanization]
Etymology: From the opening phrase of the first book of the Torah: בְּ־ (b'-, “in”) + רֵאשִׁית (reshít, “beginning”), literally “in [the] beginning”. Etymology templates: {{m|he|בְּ־||in|tr=b'-}} בְּ־ (b'-, “in”), {{m|he|רֵאשִׁית||beginning|tr=reshít}} רֵאשִׁית (reshít, “beginning”) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=bereshít|wv=בְּרֵאשִׁית}} בְּרֵאשִׁית • (bereshít) m
  1. Genesis, the Book of Genesis: the first book of the Jewish and Christian Bibles. Categories (topical): Books of the Bible Synonyms (Book of Genesis): סֵפֶר בְּרֵאשִׁית (séfer bereshít) Derived forms: בראשית רבה (bereshít rabá), בְּרֵאשִׁיתִי (bereshití), מִבְּרֵאשִׁית (mibereshít)
    Sense id: en-בראשית-he-name-SVQrhfOb Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 22 78 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 51

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