First in Hebrew is רִאשׁוֹן (rishón).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
רִאשׁוֹן
rishón
adjective · masculine
In English
first
/fɜːst/ /feːst/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for first as an adjective.
numeral first
- רִאשׁוֹןראשוןrishónmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word רִאשׁוֹן.
- Written with vowel points
- רִאשׁוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- ראשון
- Said
- rishón
- Feminine form
- רִאשׁוֹנָה
- Its meanings in English
- first, earliest, best
The Hebrew dictionary's page for ראשון, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after first in the list.
These are the questions people ask about first in Hebrew.
How do you say first in Hebrew?
first in Hebrew is רִאשׁוֹן, said rishón. Without vowel points it is written ראשון.
What else does ראשון mean in English?
Besides first, ראשון can mean earliest and best.
How is first pronounced in English?
first is pronounced /fɜːst/, /feːst/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry first and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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