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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H7223 - Beginning

Strong's No.:H7223

Hebrew:רִאשׁוֹן

Transliteration:riʼshôwn

Phonetic:ree-shone'

Word Origin:From H7221

Bible Usage:{ancestor} (that were) before ({-time}) {beginning} {eldest} {first} fore [-father] ({-most}) former ({thing}) of old {time} past.

Part of Speech:Adjective

Strongs
Definition:

{first} in {place} time or rank (as adjective or noun)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. first, primary, former

a. former (of time)

1. ancestors

2. former things

b. foremost (of location)

c. first (in time)

d. first, chief (in degree) adv

2. first, before, formerly, at first


Bible References:
Beginning

Translation
Occurrences:
aforetime ( 2 )
ancestors ( 1 )
before ( 3 )
beginning ( 3 )
chief ( 3 )
eldest ( 1 )
first ( 126 )
forefathers ( 1 )
foremost ( 3 )
former ( 25 )
past ( 1 )
things ( 6 )
time ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.