What does חֹדֶשׁ · רִאשׁוֹן mean in the Bible?
חֹדֶשׁ · רִאשׁוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the first month".
Hebrew · H2320, H7223
הַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן
The new moon; by implication, a month · first , in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
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חֹדֶשׁ H2320 the new moon; by implication, a month
Pronunciation ḥōdeš
Marks temporal divisions through lunar cycles; foundational to Hebrew calendar and festival observance
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רִאשׁוֹן H7223 first , in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
What does הַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן (hachodesh harishon) mean in the Bible?
חֹדֶשׁ · רִאשׁוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the first month".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2320, H7223?
H2320, H7223 is connected to 465 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the first month
Strong's H2320, H7223
Lexical occurrences 465 verses Source Gloss
the first month
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain