Genesis 1:1 in Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית א׳:א׳ — word by word, with transliteration

Genesis 1:1 in the Hebrew of the Westminster Leningrad Codex, the Hebrew with full vowel points, every word broken into syllables with the STRESSED syllable in capitals, the meaning of each word beneath it with any attached prefix spelled out, and the King James line under each verse. Hebrew reads right to left. Tap Listen to hear a verse read slowly by a Hebrew voice.

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex. English: King James Version. Word meanings: the interlinear glosses of Hebrew Explorer.

How to read the Hebrew

Each card is one word. The Hebrew on top is fully pointed (with nikkud, the vowel marks, and read with the cantillation marks removed). Under it the word is spelled out syllable by syllable in English letters, a slash between syllables; the syllable in CAPITALS carries the stress — read from the cantillation mark on the word. The third line is what the word means, with any prefix Hebrew glues to the front spelled out (and, the, in, to…). Read the cards from right to left.

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