ri.shah denotes beginnings in a comparison between earlier conditions and a promised better future.

The attested use refers to beginnings as the earlier point of comparison when a restoration is promised to exceed what came before.

1. Earlier beginnings in a comparison · dominant

   In Ezekiel 36:11, the feminine plural construct form occurs in the promise to do better than the prior beginnings; the APB renders the clause "will do better for you than at your beginnings."

   Ezekiel 36:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 36:11, the APB presents the term within the comparison "than at your beginnings." This rendering confirms the clause's overall comparison rather than isolating every aspect of the term.