H7223Hebrewriʾšôn

רִאשׁוֹן

ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.

180
Total Occurrences
30
Books
180
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1(adj) first, primary, former
  • 2former (of time)
  • 3foremost (of location)
  • 4(adv) first, before, formerly, at first
  • 5first (in time)
  • 6first, chief (in degree)

Etymology & Derivation

or רִאשֹׁן; from H7221 (רִאשָׁה);

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: riʼshôwn; Pronunciation: ree-shone'