| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | In the beginning | בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית | be·re·shit | 7225 | beginning, chief | from rosh |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | e·lo·him; | 430 | God, god | pl. of eloah |
| created | בָּרָ֣א | ba·ra | 1254a | to shape, create | a prim. root |
| the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | ha·sha·ma·yim | 8064 | heaven, sky | from an unused word |
| and the earth. | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ha·'a·retz. | 776 | earth, land | a prim. root |
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KJV Lexicon
In the beginning
re'shiyth (ray-sheeth')
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit) -- beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
created
bara' (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
'eth (ayth)
self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) -- (as such unrepresented in English).
the heaven
shamayim (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and
'eth (ayth)
self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) -- (as such unrepresented in English).
the earth
'erets (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. |
