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Bereshit

Syllables: Be·re·shitUK/bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/US/bɚ.əˈʃit/

Bereshit proper noun: anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).

Proper noun

Bereshit

  1. Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).
    • In Bereshit, God initiates the relationship with the Jewish nation.1992, Ellen Singer, Bernard M. Zlotowitz, Our Sacred Texts: Discovering the Jewish Classics, page 17
  2. The first parashah in this book
    • Most of the sections, after the portion Bereshit expound biblical narratives, notably the deeds of the patriarchs, as allegories of the fate of the soul.1972, Encyclopaedia Judaica, page 1197

Forms of Bereshit

alternative formBreishis
alternative formBereshith
alternative formBereishith

Origin of Bereshit

Transliteration of Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית.

Words that rhyme with Bereshit

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Questions about Bereshit

What does Bereshit mean?
Bereshit means anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).
What part of speech is Bereshit?
Bereshit is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bereshit?
Bereshit is pronounced /bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/ (UK).

Words near Bereshit in the dictionary

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  2. beres
  3. Beresfield
  4. Beresford
  5. Beresfords
  6. Bereshit
  7. Bereshith
  8. beresque
  9. Berestechko
  10. berestology
  11. Berestyn

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