First and foremost in Hebrew is בָּרֹאשׁ וּבָרִאשׁוֹנָה (ba-rósh u-va-rishoná).
It can also be said קדם כל, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
בָּרֹאשׁ וּבָרִאשׁוֹנָה
ba-rósh u-va-rishoná
adverb
In English
first and foremost
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for first and foremost as an adverb.
primarily; most importantly
- בָּרֹאשׁ וּבָרִאשׁוֹנָהבראש ובראשונהba-rósh u-va-rishoná
- קֹדֶם כָּלקדם כלkódem kol
These words come before and after first and foremost in the list.
These are the questions people ask about first and foremost in Hebrew.
How do you say first and foremost in Hebrew?
first and foremost in Hebrew is בָּרֹאשׁ וּבָרִאשׁוֹנָה, said ba-rósh u-va-rishoná. Without vowel points it is written בראש ובראשונה.
What are other Hebrew words for first and foremost?
Besides בראש ובראשונה, first and foremost can be said קֹדֶם כָּל (kódem kol), depending on the meaning.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry first and foremost 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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