''The Word of God revealed to man''. As a prefix it means ''in'' because the Word of God has come into the world. It is the first letter of the alphabet, and a a prefix to reshit ראשית ''begiginningbeginning'' is translated ''in''. It could just as well be seen as the title to the book of Genesis ''A revelation to man'' and is read as such when the word is read 'by the letters'.<ref>''by the letters'' refers to reading a word using the metaphor of each letter individually.</ref>  <noinclude>=References=<references />