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Bereshith

Bereshith is the alternative form of Bereshit.

Meaning of Bereshit

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

Questions about Bereshith

What is Bereshith the alternative form of?
Bereshith is the alternative form of Bereshit.

Words near Bereshith in the dictionary

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

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