Lexicon / H7223
רִאשׁוֹן
ri.shon
  • first
  • first: previous
  • first: chief
  • former
  • chief

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: first; first: previous; first: chief

: first

adj

1) first, primary, former

1a) former (of time)

1a1) ancestors

1a2) former things

1b) foremost (of location)

1c) first (in time)

1d) first, chief (in degree)

adv

2) first, before, formerly, at first

: previous

adj

1) first, primary, former

1a) former (of time)

1a1) ancestors

1a2) former things

1b) foremost (of location)

1c) first (in time)

1d) first, chief (in degree)

adv

2) first, before, formerly, at first

: chief

adj

1) first, primary, former

1a) former (of time)

1a1) ancestors

1a2) former things

1b) foremost (of location)

1c) first (in time)

1d) first, chief (in degree)

adv

2) first, before, formerly, at first

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: former; first; chief

Root √ראשׁ: רֹאשׁ n.m head (c. 230 t.), of human being head , of animals top (88 t.) height , of stars head chief =(man) chief =(city) chief nation chief =(place, position) chief priest = head =of a family head front =, leader's place beginning of time. of night watch heads of things, river- chief choicest best . of spices head division company band =of army. sum take sum of enumerate =, esp. in phr. other phr. 599.

רִאשׁוֹן adj former first chief 182.