בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Genesis 1:1 בראשית
I am curious about how the Hebrew words fit together and also how they describe things in more ways than one English word can convey. Feel free to share your thoughts about the following questions.
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית is a word that is not used many times in the Bible, I haven't learnt too much about it yet, but apparently "in the beginning" isn't the only way it can be translated.
BBE "At the first God made the heaven and the earth."
CEB When God began to create the heavens and the earth—
What does ברא in this verse mean? How does it describe how the world was created? What is interesting is the next verse says the earth was without shape, and one meaning of ברא is to shape.