ראשׁית rê'shı̂yth ray-sheeth' From the same as H7218; the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically a firstfruit)KJV Usage: beginning, chief (-est), first (-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitionsראשׁית 1. first, beginning, best, chief a. beginning b. first c. chief d. choice part Origin: from the same as H7218 TWOT: 2097e Parts of Speech: Noun Feminine