First, former, formost, previous

H7223
Hebrew
UBS
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwnree-shone'

Definition

= state in which a countable entity is the first or the previous in a range

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Etymology

or רִאשֹׁן; from H7221 (רִאשָׁה);

KJV Translations

ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past

Occurrences174
Frequency Rank#207

Verse Usage

This word appears 174 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.