tᵊḥillā תְּחִלָּה ‘beginning’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from ḥālal חָלַל ‘to bore / to play flute / to profane/begin’ in the sense of opening
Roots:
חלל
tᵊḥillā n, f
1) beginning, first
1a) the first time
1b) from the beginning, in the beginning (with prep)