"There are in scripture two mentioned words that means beginning (ראשית rashyth and תחלת tahaloth),
and are united into one,
first, "reverence to Iod-Havah is rashyth - יראת יהוה ראשית"
second, "the beginning of Wisdom - תחלת חכמה tahaloth chokmah,"
both one and the same meaning, and never found disjoined from each other."

"This is one of the reasons why the Scripture begins with the letter B (the numerical value of which is two) in the word בראשית-Barashyth,, B-ב---'two,' ראשית rashith--'beginning,' that is to say, (creation starts by תחלת tahaloth) by the second 'beginning,' or, in other words, תחלת חכמה יהוה יראת tahaloth chokmah Iod-Havah Iroth (the beginning of wisdom is reverence to Iod-Havah)" - Zohar