In the first place in Hebrew is מלכתחילה (mil’khatchíla).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מלכתחילה
mil’khatchíla
phrase
In English
in the first place
/ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/ /ɪn ðə ˈfɝst pleɪs/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the phrase in the first place.
to begin with
- מלכתחילהmil’khatchíla
This is more about the Hebrew word מלכתחילה.
- Written with vowel points
- מלכתחילה
- Written without vowel points
- מלכתחילה
- Said
- mil’khatchíla
- Its meanings in English
- in the first place, from the outset, from the beginning
These words come before and after in the first place in the list.
These are the questions people ask about in the first place in Hebrew.
How do you say in the first place in Hebrew?
in the first place in Hebrew is מלכתחילה, said mil’khatchíla.
What else does מלכתחילה mean in English?
Besides in the first place, מלכתחילה can mean from the outset, from the beginning.
How is in the first place pronounced in English?
in the first place is pronounced /ɪn ðə ˈfɜːst pleɪs/, /ɪn ðə ˈfɝst pleɪs/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry in the first place 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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