רֵאשִׁיתrêʼshîyth

Meanings

Same root

• רֹאשׁrôʼsh · H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Where it appears

Appears 51 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
• Genesis 10:10 He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.
• Genesis 49:3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the child of my vigorous youth. You are first in rank and first in power.
• Exodus 23:19 “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the Lord your God. “You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
• Exodus 34:26 “As you harvest your crops, bring the very best of the first harvest to the house of the Lord your God. “You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
• Leviticus 2:12 You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.