Question: what does the word genesis mean in the bible
Answer: The Book of Genesis ( from the Latin Vulgate , in turn borrowed or transliterated from Greek `` γένεσις '' , meaning `` Origin '' ; Hebrew : בְּרֵאשִׁית ‬ , `` Bərēšīṯ '' , `` In ( the ) beginning '' ) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible ( the Tanakh ) and the Old Testament .