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Bereshit
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English
Alternative forms
en Breishis Bereshith Bereishith
Etymology
en he בְּרֵאשִׁית.
Pronunciation
en en /bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/ RP
en en /bɚ.əˈʃit/ GA
en
en iːt 3
en Be re shit Ber e shit
Proper noun
Anglicized transliteration of he בְּרֵאשִׁית b'reishít, the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).
en 1992 Ellen Singer; Bernard M. Zlotowitz Our Sacred Texts: Discovering the Jewish Classics 17 In Bereshit, God initiates the relationship with the Jewish nation.
The first parashah in this book
en 1972 Encyclopaedia Judaica 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
en beehirst Hieberts herbiest