Genesis

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Genesis (JEN-ih-sis) listen

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Example Sentences

  • "I’d argue 'that ancient serpent' in Revelation refers to Leviathan, not the snake from Genesis 3." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Etymology

  • ultimately from Ancient Greek γένεσις génesis 'creation, beginning, origin'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      Book of Gensis

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