רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) means “first” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ree-shone' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
רִאשׁוֹן · ri.shon · first
: 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
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רִאשׁוֹן · ri.shon · first: previous
: 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
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רִאשׁוֹן · ri.shon · first: chief
: 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
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or רִאשֹׁן; from H7221 (רִאשָׁה); first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
KJV glosses: ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the first | 22 |
| of the first | 16 |
| on the first | 9 |
| first | 7 |
| from beginning | 7 |
| in the first | 6 |
| the former things | 6 |
| of the first month | 5 |
| the former | 5 |
| day of the first | 4 |
| like the originals | 4 |
| am the first | 2 |
| as in former times | 2 |
| as the first | 2 |
| at the beginning | 2 |
| before | 2 |
| from first | 2 |
| like the first | 2 |
| previously | 2 |
| the earlier | 2 |
| their former | 2 |
| according to the old | 1 |
| against the former | 1 |
| and i will first | 1 |
| as at first | 1 |
| as before | 1 |
| as i did in the past | 1 |
| as i had done the first time | 1 |
| as in the first | 1 |
| at first | 1 |
| but the preceding | 1 |
| by your ancestors | 1 |
| earlier | 1 |
| for the first | 1 |
| from the beginning | 1 |
| from the first | 1 |
| full payment for their former | 1 |
| highest | 1 |
| i first | 1 |
| i was the first to tell | 1 |
| in front | 1 |
| in its former | 1 |
| in that first | 1 |
| in the earlier | 1 |
| in the first month | 1 |
| in the lead | 1 |
| in the past | 1 |
| is the first | 1 |
| it first | 1 |
| like the first one | 1 |
| long | 1 |
| long ago | 1 |
| my first | 1 |
| now the first | 1 |
| of old | 1 |
| of past | 1 |
| of the chief | 1 |
| of those who came before | 1 |
| on | 1 |
| past | 1 |
| quickly | 1 |
| that were there first | 1 |
| the first man | 1 |
| the first ones had answered | 1 |
| the first time | 1 |
| the old | 1 |
| the older sons | 1 |
| the one in the lead | 1 |
| the original | 1 |
| the places long | 1 |
| they did the first time | 1 |
| this first time | 1 |
| was formerly | 1 |
| were chief officials | 1 |
| were you the first | 1 |
| what happened | 1 |
| which was assigned the first | 1 |
| who shall first | 1 |
| with their fathers | 1 |
| you did | 1 |
| your first | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| first | 20 |
| in the first | 19 |
| the first | 17 |
| of the first | 16 |
| at the first | 6 |
| like unto the first | 4 |
| the former | 4 |
| after the former | 3 |
| as at the first | 3 |
| now the first | 3 |
| on the first | 3 |
| that were in the first | 3 |
| the former things | 3 |
| us as at the first | 3 |
| according to the first | 2 |
| before | 2 |
| for the first | 2 |
| from the first | 2 |
| of the former | 2 |
| shall be first | 2 |
| aforetime | 1 |
| after the first | 1 |
| after their former | 1 |
| against the former | 1 |
| all the eldest | 1 |
| and first | 1 |
| and in the first | 1 |
| and it came to pass in the first | 1 |
| and that first | 1 |
| and the first | 1 |
| and the former | 1 |
| and they first | 1 |
| as at the beginning | 1 |
| as beforetime | 1 |
| as in the former | 1 |
| as the first | 1 |
| at the beginning | 1 |
| because the former | 1 |
| behold the former things | 1 |
| but it shall not be as the former | 1 |
| but the former | 1 |
| chief | 1 |
| day of the first | 1 |
| even the first | 1 |
| for from the first | 1 |
| foremost | 1 |
| from the beginning | 1 |
| had for theirs was the first | 1 |
| hath been chief | 1 |
| he in the first | 1 |
| her former | 1 |
| i pray thee of the former | 1 |
| in her first | 1 |
| in it all the former | 1 |
| in old time | 1 |
| not against us former | 1 |
| not at the first | 1 |
| of former | 1 |
| of the chief | 1 |
| of the foremost | 1 |
| of their ancestors | 1 |
| of their forefathers | 1 |
| over the first | 1 |
| should not be first | 1 |
| than at the beginning | 1 |
| than the former | 1 |
| that are past | 1 |
| that the former | 1 |
| that were before | 1 |
| the foremost | 1 |
| their former | 1 |
| them as at the first | 1 |
| there at the first | 1 |
| these shall first | 1 |
| thou the first | 1 |
| thy first | 1 |
| thy former | 1 |
| to my first | 1 |
| unto whom the former | 1 |
| us former things | 1 |
| which they of old time | 1 |
| ye not the former things | 1 |
| you on the first | 1 |
Page 2 of 4. 174 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
Read word by wordthen the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Read word by wordOn the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.
Read word by wordThen I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.
Read word by wordThey will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,
Read word by wordAll Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
Read word by wordto the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
Read word by wordThey named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
Read word by wordBut the Israelite army took courage and again took their battle positions in the same place where they had arrayed themselves on the first day.
Read word by word“We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”
Read word by wordthe men of Israel would turn in the battle. When the Benjamites had begun to strike them down, killing about thirty men of Israel, they said, “They are defeated before us as in the first battle.”
Read word by wordThen Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
Read word by wordIn that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in about half an acre of land.
Read word by wordThen he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered.
Read word by wordAnd I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
Read word by wordThe watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
Read word by wordFor your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.21
“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah spoke more fiercely than the men of Israel.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.44
Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
Read word by wordAnd he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.
Read word by wordThen the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,
Read word by wordThen Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
Read word by wordSo Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.
Read word by wordAnd the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
Read word by wordBehold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”
Read word by wordTo this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
Read word by wordBut they would not listen, and they persisted in their former customs.
Read word by wordNow the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.
Read word by wordNow David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
Read word by wordThese are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.16
It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
Read word by wordAnd I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
Read word by wordBenaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
Read word by wordThe first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
Read word by wordThe first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
Read word by wordJashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Read word by wordHe was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
Read word by wordNow the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
Read word by wordThe foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.
Read word by wordAs for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
Read word by wordNow the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
Read word by wordNow the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Read word by wordNow the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
Read word by wordAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
Read word by wordThen the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
Read word by wordAs for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
Read word by wordAs for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
Read word by wordAs for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Read word by wordIn the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
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