Original: תְּחִלָּה

Transliteration: tᵉchillâh

Phonetic: tekh-il-law'

Short Definition: Begin

Original: תּחלּה

Transliteration: techillâh

Phonetic: tekh-il-law'

BDB Definition:

1. beginning, first
   1. the first time
   2. from the beginning, in the beginning (with preposition)

Origin: from H2490 in the sense of opening

TWOT entry: 661d

Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

Cognate: H2455, H2486, H2490, H2491