{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H8462",
  "lemma": "תְּחִלָּה",
  "transliteration": "tᵉchillâh",
  "definition": "a commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly)",
  "kjv": "begin(-ning), first (time).",
  "occurrences": 22,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H2490",
      "lemma": "חָלַל",
      "transliteration": "châlal",
      "meaning": "to bore",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/word/H2490"
    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "תְּחִלָּה n.f. beginning"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 13:3",
      "text": "He went on his journeys from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/13?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 41:21",
      "text": "and when they had eaten them up, it couldn’t be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/41?v=21"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 43:18",
      "text": "The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph’s house; and they said, “Because of the money that was…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/43?v=18"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 43:20",
      "text": "and said, “Oh, my lord, we indeed came down the first time to buy food.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/43?v=20"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 1:1",
      "text": "After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of the LORD, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/1?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Judges 20:18",
      "text": "The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God. They asked, “Who shall go up for us first to…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/judges/20?v=18"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 17:9",
      "text": "Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/17?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 21:9",
      "text": "He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites; and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, and all seven…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/21?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 21:10",
      "text": "Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/21?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Kings 17:25",
      "text": "So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear the LORD. Therefore the LORD sent lions…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/17?v=25"
    }
  ],
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}