תְּחִלָּה techillah

Hebrew word for “beginning” · Strong’s H8462 · used 22 times in 21 verses

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Meaning

1) beginning, first; 1a) the first time; 1b) from the beginning, in the beginning (with prep)

How it is translated

Glosses given for techillah in context, with how often each is used:

• beginning 18
• first 3
• will be at the first 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 43 (2), 2 Samuel 21 (2), Daniel 9 (2), Genesis 13 (1), Genesis 41 (1), Judges 1 (1), Judges 20 (1), Ruth 1 (1), 2 Samuel 17 (1), 2 Kings 17 (1)

Forms

• בתחלה 10
• בתחלת 6
• תחלת 3
• מתחלת 1
• התחלה 1
• כבתחלה 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with techillah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אַחַר achar “after” 6
• קָצִיר qatsir “harvest” 3
• שְׂעֹרָה seorah “barley” 2
• חָזוֹן chazon “vision” 2
• נָפַל naphal “to fall” 3
• בֵּיתְ־אֵל bet-el “Bethel” 2
• תְּפִלָּה tephillah “prayer” 2
• מַרְאֶה mareh “appearance” 2
• מַלְכוּת malkhut “royalty” 2
• אֲנִי ani “I” 3
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 3
• שָׁאַל shaal “to ask” 2

Key verses

The verses using techillah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 43:18 — And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time…
• Judges 1:1 — Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to…
• Judges 20:18 — And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the…
• 2 Samuel 21:10 — And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven,…
• 2 Kings 17:25 — And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
• Nehemiah 11:17 — And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his…
• Ecclesiastes 10:13 — The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
• Isaiah 1:26 — And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful…
• Daniel 9:21 — Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the…
• Daniel 9:23 — At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter,…
• Hosea 1:2 — The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath…
• Amos 7:1 — Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.