Bereshit

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית.

Pronunciation

• (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/
• (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (General American) IPA^(key): /bɚ.əˈʃit/

• Rhymes: -iːt
• Hyphenation: Be‧re‧shit, Ber‧e‧shit

Proper noun

Bereshit

1. Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (literally, "In the beginning").

   Synonyms: Breishis, Bereishith

   • 2001, Max Kadushin, The Rabbinic Mind, page 35:

     We refer to the word Bereshit, the first word in Scripture.

   • 1992, Ellen Singer, Bernard M. Zlotowitz, Our Sacred Texts: Discovering the Jewish Classics, page 17:

     In Bereshit, God initiates the relationship with the Jewish nation.

   • 1972, Encyclopaedia Judaica, page 1197:

     Most of the sections, after the portion Bereshit expound biblical narratives, notably the deeds of the patriarchs, as allegories of the fate of the soul.

Anagrams

• Hieberts, herbiest