What does רִאשׁוֹן · πρῶτος mean in the Bible?
רִאשׁוֹן · πρῶτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "first, initial, prior in sequence".
Hebrew · H7223, G4413
רִאשׁוֹן
First , in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) · foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
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רִאשׁוֹןH7223first , in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
πρῶτοςG4413foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
Pronunciationprōtos
Foremost in time, place, or rank; often implies priority or supremacy rather than mere sequence.
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רִאשׁוֹן · πρῶτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "first, initial, prior in sequence".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7223, G4413?
H7223, G4413 is connected to 182 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. first, initial, prior in sequence
Strong'sH7223, G4413
Lexical occurrences182 versesSource Gloss
first, initial, prior in sequence
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רִאשׁוֹן is built from this root:
רִאשָׁהH7221