The Hebrew word meaning 'in the beginning,' which opens the Torah and is the traditional name for the Book of Genesis in Hebrew tradition.
From Hebrew 'בְרֵאשִׁית' (berēʾšīt), literally 'in the beginning' or 'at the head.' It comes from 'rosh' (head) with the prepositional prefix, and has been used as the Hebrew title for Genesis since ancient times.
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