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Lexicon :: Strong's H1062 - bᵊḵôrâ

Aa
בְּכוֹרָה
Transliteration
bᵊḵôrâ
Pronunciation
bek-o-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 244c

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: בכורה (Strongs and Gesenius) בכרה (Strongs and Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

בְּכוֹרָה bᵉkôwrâh, bek-o-raw'; or (short) בְּכֹרָה bᵉkôrâh; feminine of H1060; the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture:—birthright, firstborn(-ling).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H1062 in the following manner: birthright (9x), firstling (5x), firstborn (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H1062 in the following manner: birthright (9x), firstling (5x), firstborn (1x).

  1. birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּכוֹרָה bᵉkôwrâh, bek-o-raw'; or (short) בְּכֹרָה bᵉkôrâh; feminine of H1060; the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture:—birthright, firstborn(-ling).
STRONGS H1062: Abbreviations
† בְּכֹרָה noun feminine right of first-born Genesis 25:32; Genesis 23:34 (J) Deuteronomy 21:17; 1 Chronicles 5:1, 2; suffix בְּכֹרָתִי Genesis 27:36 (JE); בְּכֹרָתְךָ Genesis 25:31 (J); בְּכֹרָתוֺ Genesis 25:33; Genesis 43:33 (J) 1 Chronicles 5:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:31; 25:32; 25:33; 27:36; 43:33

Deuteronomy

21:17

1 Chronicles

5:1; 5:1; 5:2

H1062

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1062 matches the Hebrew בְּכוֹרָה (bᵊḵôrâ),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - And Abel gave an offering of the young lambs of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord was pleased with Abel's offering;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31 - And Jacob said, First of all give me your birthright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32 - And Esau said, Truly, I am at the point of death: what profit is the birthright to me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33 - And Jacob said, First of all give me your oath; and he gave him his oath, handing over his birthright to Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - Then Jacob gave him bread and soup; and he took food and drink and went away, caring little for his birthright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36 - And he said, Is it because he is named Jacob that he has twice taken my place? for he took away my birthright, and now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not kept a blessing for me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - And they were all given their seats before him in order of birth, from the oldest to the youngest: so that they were looking at one another in wonder.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:6 - And there you are to take your burned offerings and other offerings, and the tenth part of your goods, and the offerings to be lifted up to the Lord, and the offerings of your oaths, and those which you give freely from the impulse of your hearts, and the first births among your herds and your flocks;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17 - In your towns you are not to take as food the tenth part of your grain, or of your wine or your oil, or the first births of your herds or of your flocks, or anything offered under an oath, or freely offered to the Lord, or given as a lifted offering;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23 - And make a feast before the Lord your God, in the place which is to be marked out, where his name will be for ever, of the tenth part of your grain and your wine and your oil, and the first births of your herds and your flocks; so that you may have the fear of the Lord your God in your hearts at all times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - But he is to give his first son his birthright, and twice as great a part of his property: for he is the first-fruits of his strength and the right of the first son is his.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:1 - And the sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, (for he was the oldest son, but, because he made his father's bride-bed unclean, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel; but he is not to be given the place of the oldest.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2 - Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)
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