8462. techillah

Lexicon

techillah: Beginning, start, first, chief

Original Word: תְּחִלָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tchillah
Pronunciation: te-khil-LAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tekh-il-law')
Definition: Beginning, start, first, chief
Meaning: a commencement, rel, original

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Tachmonite

From chalal in the sense of opening; a commencement; rel. Original (adverb, -ly) -- begin(-ning), first (time).

see HEBREW chalal

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chalal
Definition
a beginning
NASB Translation
before (1), began (1), beginning (11), first (5), first time (2), previously (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

תְּחִלָּה noun feminine beginning, הַתְּחִלָּה Nehemiah 11:17 (read הַתְּחִלָּה ᵐ5 ᵑ9 SS Öttli), בַּתְּחִלָּה Genesis 13:3 10t.; construct תְּחִלַּת Hosea 1:2; Proverbs 9:10; Ecclesiastes 10:13, בִּתְחִלַּת 2 Kings 17:25 4t., תְ֯חִלַּת. 2 Samuel 21:9, מִתְּחִלַּת 2 Samuel 21:10: — construct with nouns חָכְמָה ׳תּ Proverbs 9:10 the beginning, first principle of wisdom דִּבְרֵי ׳תּ Ecclesiastes 10:13 the first word, followed by rel. clause ׳דִּבֶּר י ׳תּ at the beginning of, Yahweh spake (= when Yahweh first spake) Hosea 1:2; preceded by preposition מִן 2 Samuel 21:10, elsewhere by בְּ in the beginning, of the harvest Ruth 1:22; 2 Samuel 21:9 (Qr), of the kingdom Ezra 4:6, of their dwelling there 2 Kings 17:25, of supplications Daniel 9:23, of the shooting up of vegetation Amos 7:1, ׳כְּבַתְּ as in the beginning Isaiah 1:26; ׳בַּתְּ at first, first in order Judges 1:1; Judges 20:18 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 17:9; at the first, first (or former) time, i.e. first in a series of occurrences, Genesis 13:3 (J), Genesis 41:21 (E), Genesis 43:18,20 (J), Daniel 8:1; Daniel 9:21.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלַל (chalal), which means to begin or to commence.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G746 (ἀρχή, archē), which similarly denotes a beginning, origin, or the first in a series. This Greek term is used in the New Testament to convey the concept of commencement, as seen in John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Here, ἀρχή parallels the Hebrew תְּחִלָּה in its emphasis on the foundational or initial state of existence.

Usage: The word תְּחִלָּה appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often to describe the beginning of a period, event, or action. It is used to emphasize the initial phase or the original state of something.

Context: תְּחִלָּה (tehillah) is a noun feminine that appears in the Hebrew Bible to signify the concept of beginning or commencement. It is used in a variety of contexts, including the start of a journey, the onset of a particular time period, or the initial act in a series of events. For example, in Genesis 13:3, it is used to describe the beginning of Abram's journey: "And he went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai." In this context, תְּחִלָּה underscores the return to a starting point, highlighting the cyclical nature of Abram's travels.

The term is also employed in prophetic literature to denote the inception of divine actions or judgments. In Isaiah 46:10, it is used to express God's declaration of the end from the beginning: "I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.'" Here, תְּחִלָּה emphasizes God's sovereignty and foreknowledge, marking the commencement of His divine plan.

תְּחִלָּה is a versatile term that can be applied to both physical and abstract beginnings, making it a significant concept in understanding the temporal and theological dimensions of biblical narratives.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת בִּתְחִלַּ֨ת בִּתְחִלַּת֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֑ה בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה בַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃ בַּתְּחִלָּה֙ בַתְּחִלָּ֔ה בַתְּחִלָּֽה׃ בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת בתחלה בתחלה׃ בתחלת הַתְּחִלָּה֙ התחלה כְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑ה כבתחלה מִתְּחִלַּ֣ת מתחלת תְּחִלַּ֣ת תְּחִלַּ֥ת תחלת bat·tə·ḥil·lāh ḇat·tə·ḥil·lāh battechilLah battəḥillāh ḇattəḥillāh biṯ·ḥil·laṯ bitchilLat biṯḥillaṯ hat·tə·ḥil·lāh hattechilLah hattəḥillāh kə·ḇat·tə·ḥil·lāh kəḇattəḥillāh kevattechilLah mit·tə·ḥil·laṯ mittechilLat mittəḥillaṯ tə·ḥil·laṯ techilLat təḥillaṯ vattechilLah

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 13:3
HEB: (אָֽהֳלֹו֙ ק) בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה בֵּ֥ין בֵּֽית־
NAS: had been at the beginning, between
KJV: had been at the beginning, between Bethel
INT: in it tent the beginning between Bethel

Genesis 41:21
HEB: רַ֔ע כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בַּתְּחִלָּ֑ה וָאִיקָֽץ׃
NAS: as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
KJV: ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
INT: ugly as before awoke

Genesis 43:18
HEB: הַשָּׁ֤ב בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה אֲנַ֖חְנוּ מֽוּבָאִ֑ים
NAS: in our sacks the first time that we are being brought
KJV: in our sacks at the first time are we brought in;
INT: was returned our sacks the first we brought

Genesis 43:20
HEB: יָרֹ֥ד יָרַ֛דְנוּ בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה לִשְׁבָּר־ אֹֽכֶל׃
NAS: came down the first time to buy
KJV: down at the first time to buy
INT: indeed came the first to buy food

Judges 1:1
HEB: אֶל־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י בַּתְּחִלָּ֖ה לְהִלָּ֥חֶם בּֽוֹ׃
NAS: shall go up first for us against
KJV: for us against the Canaanites first, to fight
INT: against the Canaanites first to fight

Judges 20:18
HEB: יַעֲלֶה־ לָּ֣נוּ בַתְּחִלָּ֔ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עִם־
NAS: shall go up first for us to battle
KJV: of us shall go up first to the battle
INT: Who shall go first to battle against

Judges 20:18
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֥ה בַתְּחִלָּֽה׃
NAS: said, Judah [shall go up] first.
KJV: said, Judah [shall go up] first.
INT: Jehovah Judah first

Ruth 1:22
HEB: בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים׃
NAS: to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley
KJV: to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley
INT: came to Bethlehem the beginning harvest of barley

2 Samuel 17:9
HEB: כִּנְפֹ֤ל בָּהֶם֙ בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה וְשָׁמַ֤ע הַשֹּׁמֵ֙עַ֙
NAS: he falls on them at the first attack, that whoever hears
KJV: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever
INT: has been falls the first hears hears

2 Samuel 21:9
HEB: [תְחִלַּת כ] (בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת ק) קְצִ֥יר
NAS: of harvest at the beginning of barley
KJV: in the first [days], in the beginning of barley
INT: of harvest the first Tachmonite harvest of barley

2 Samuel 21:10
HEB: אֶל־ הַצּוּר֙ מִתְּחִלַּ֣ת קָצִ֔יר עַ֛ד
NAS: it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest
KJV: it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest
INT: about the rock the beginning of harvest until

2 Kings 17:25
HEB: וַיְהִ֗י בִּתְחִלַּת֙ שִׁבְתָּ֣ם שָׁ֔ם
NAS: At the beginning of their living
KJV: And [so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling
INT: become the beginning of their living there

Ezra 4:6
HEB: וּבְמַלְכוּת֙ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת מַלְכוּת֑וֹ כָּתְב֣וּ
NAS: of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign,
KJV: of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign,
INT: the reign of Ahasuerus the beginning of his reign wrote

Nehemiah 11:17
HEB: אָסָ֜ף רֹ֗אשׁ הַתְּחִלָּה֙ יְהוֹדֶ֣ה לַתְּפִלָּ֔ה
NAS: who was the leader in beginning the thanksgiving
KJV: [was] the principal to begin the thanksgiving
INT: of Asaph was the leader beginning the thanksgiving prayer

Proverbs 9:10
HEB: תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת
NAS: of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
KJV: of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom:
INT: is the beginning of wisdom the fear

Ecclesiastes 10:13
HEB: תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי־ פִ֖יהוּ
NAS: the beginning of his talking is folly
KJV: The beginning of the words
INT: the beginning of the words of his mouth

Isaiah 1:26
HEB: כְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔ה וְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְ כְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑ה אַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן
NAS: And your counselors as at the beginning; After
KJV: and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward
INT: the first and your counselors the beginning After after that

Daniel 8:1
HEB: הַנִּרְאָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י בַּתְּחִלָּֽה׃
NAS: to the one which appeared to me previously.
KJV: that which appeared unto me at the first.
INT: appeared to me previously

Daniel 9:21
HEB: רָאִ֨יתִי בֶחָז֤וֹן בַּתְּחִלָּה֙ מֻעָ֣ף בִּיעָ֔ף
NAS: in the vision previously, came
KJV: in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly
INT: had seen the vision previously in extreme weariness

Daniel 9:23
HEB: בִּתְחִלַּ֨ת תַּחֲנוּנֶ֜יךָ יָצָ֣א
NAS: At the beginning of your supplications
KJV: At the beginning of thy supplications
INT: the beginning of your supplications was issued

Hosea 1:2
HEB: תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבֶּר־ יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: When the LORD first spoke
KJV: The beginning of the word of the LORD
INT: first spoke the LORD

Amos 7:1
HEB: יוֹצֵ֣ר גֹּבַ֔י בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת עֲל֣וֹת הַלָּ֑קֶשׁ
NAS: crop began to sprout.
KJV: grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up
INT: was forming grasshoppers began to sprout the spring

22 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8462
22 Occurrences

bat·tə·ḥil·lāh — 8 Occ.
biṯ·ḥil·laṯ — 6 Occ.
hat·tə·ḥil·lāh — 1 Occ.
kə·ḇat·tə·ḥil·lāh — 1 Occ.
mit·tə·ḥil·laṯ — 1 Occ.
tə·ḥil·laṯ — 3 Occ.
ḇat·tə·ḥil·lāh — 2 Occ.