Meaning of Genesis | Babel Free
ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪsDefinitions
- The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
- The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
Genesis
Català
Gènesi
Čeština
Genesis
Cymraeg
Genesis
Ελληνικά
Γένεση
Esperanto
Genezo
Euskara
hasiera
Français
genèse
ગુજરાતી
ઉત્પત્તિ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Kinohi
עברית
בראשית
हिन्दी
उत्पत्ति
Italiano
Genesi
ქართული
დასაწყისი
ខ្មែរ
លោកុប្បត្តិ
한국어
창세기
Lietuvių
Pradžios knyga
Македонски
битие
മലയാളം
ഉല്പത്തി
Bahasa Melayu
kejadian
Română
geneza
Slovenčina
Genesis
Kiswahili
mwanzo
Українська
буття
اردو
پَیدائِش
Oʻzbekcha
ibtido
Examples
“Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.”
“The genesis of the Chinese bronze mirror can be traced far back into the Chou dynasty. Some pieces that may possibly date from the eighth century b.c., but certainly predate the year 655 b.c., were unearthed in 1956–1957 at Shang-ts’ung-ling near San-men-hsia in western Honan Province.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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