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  • From: Vadim Cherny <him AT vadimcherny.org>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] THWM - Proper name or not?
  • Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:27:59 +0300

The meaning of bereshit as "in the beginning" is grammatically unwarranted. It is also semantically odd: the priests would hardly welcome the earliest - the worst - fruits.
Rather, bereshit means "principally, most importantly." In the case of fruits, it is choice fruits rather than firstfruits.

Vadim Cherny




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