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bereshit

/bɚ.əˈʃit/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
Be-re-shit
IPA
/bɚ.əˈʃit/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).

name

The first parashah in this book

Example Sentences

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɚ.əˈʃit/
  • British English: /bə.ɹəˈʃiːt/

Inflected Forms

Breishis (alternative) Bereshith (alternative) Bereishith (alternative)

Rhymes With

street meet eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat re-treat

Questions

How do you pronounce bereshit?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɚ.əˈʃit/.
What does bereshit mean?
Anglicized transliteration of בְּרֵאשִׁית (b'reishít), the Hebrew word for the Genesis (the first book of the Hebrew Bible).
Where does bereshit come from?
Transliteration of Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית.

How to pronounce bereshit

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/bɚ.əˈʃit/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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