Where does “בהתחלה” come from?

בהתחלה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew התחלה, from Hebrew הִתְחִיל — to begin.

בהתחלה (Hebrew): initially

Definitions

  1. initially

Ancestry of “בהתחלה”, step by step

בהתחלה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew התחלה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewהתחלהStart, beginning
2Hebrewהִתְחִילto begin

via Hebrew ב־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewב־In (a place or time)
Every word from Hebrew הִתְחִיל →Every word from Hebrew התחלה →