Original: רִאשֹׁון

Transliteration: riʼshôwn

Phonetic: ree-shone'

Short Definition: Ancestor

Original: ראשׁן ראשׁון

Transliteration: ri'shôn ri'shôn

Phonetic: ree-shone'

BDB Definition:

1. first, primary, former (adjective)
   1. former (of time)
      1. ancestors
      2. former things
   2. foremost (of location)
   3. first (in time)
   4. first, chief (in degree)
2. first, before, formerly, at first (adverb)

Origin: from H7221

TWOT entry: 2097c

Part(s) of speech:

Cognate: H4761, H4763, H7218, H7219, H7220, H7221, H7222, H7224, H7225, H7226