Reshit (ראשית) means begining in Hebrew.
It can also mean firstly. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
begining, firstly
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Reshit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התחלה, נקודת הזמן המדוברת הראשונה.
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ.
- 2בכורי-הבכורים, פרות האדמה הראשונים מבין הביכורים.
רֵאשִׁית בִּכּוּרֵי אַדְמָתְךָ תָּבִיא בֵּית יהוה אֱלֹהֶיךָ.
- 3החלק המובחר והטוב ביותר.
וַיִּקַּח הָעָם מֵהַשָּׁלָל צֹאן וּבָקָר רֵאשִׁית הַחֵרֶם לִזְבֹּחַ לַיהוה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בַּגִּלְגָּל.
- 4תואר־הפועלקודם כל.
- 5השם בו כינו הפילוסופים הקדם סוקראטים את העקרון החומרי, או החומר האחד הקבוע, העומד ללא שינוי מאחורי העולם המשתנה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Reshit is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֵאשִׁית
- Written without vowel points
- ראשית
- Said
- reshit
- Root
- ר־א־ש
- Pattern
- קַטְלִית
- Inflections
- כ' רֵאשִׁיתוֹ
- Gematria
- 911
This is how Reshit is said in other languages.
- English
- begining, firstly
These words mean nearly the same as Reshit.
- התחלה
- ביכוריםfirst fruits
- מבחר
- מיטבbest
- עיליתelite
- קודם כל
- תחילהstart
- ראשhead
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These words mean the opposite of Reshit.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Reshit.
The word Reshit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ראשית און
- ראשית הצירים
- ראשית חכמה
- ראשית כל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Reshit comes from the root ר־א־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Reshit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Reshit.
What does Reshit (ראשית) mean in Hebrew?
Reshit (ראשית) means begining and firstly. It is said reshit, with the stress on shit.
What is a synonym for Reshit (ראשית)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Reshit (ראשית) are התחלה, ביכורים, מבחר, מיטב, עילית, and קודם כל.
What is the opposite of Reshit (ראשית)?
Words that mean the opposite of Reshit (ראשית) are אחרית, סוף, קץ, תום, and גמר.
What rhymes with Reshit (ראשית)?
Words that rhyme with Reshit (ראשית) include יוונית, זווית, לטינית, שדרית, עברית, and תבנית.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראשית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.