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Lexicon :: Strong's H1062 - bᵊḵôrâ

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בְּכוֹרָה
Transliteration
bᵊḵôrâ
Pronunciation
bek-o-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

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 Box Gen 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - Abel, on his part, also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And Yahweh had regard for Abel and for his offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31 - But Jacob said, “[fn]First sell me your birthright H1062.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32 - And Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright H1062 to me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33 - And Jacob said, “[fn]First swear to me”; so he swore to him and sold his birthright H1062 to Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - So Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew; and he ate and drank and rose and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright H1062.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36 - Then he said, “[fn]Is he not rightly named Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright H1062, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - And they [fn]were seated before him, the firstborn according to his birthright H1062 and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:6 - “And there you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the [fn]contribution of your hand, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17 - “You are not allowed to eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, or the firstborn of your herd or flock, or any of your votive offerings which you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the [fn]contribution of your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23 - “And you shall eat in the presence of Yahweh your God, at the place where He chooses for His name to dwell, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear Yahweh your God all your days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - “But he shall recognize the firstborn, the son of the [fn]unloved, by giving him a double portion of all that [fn]he has, for he is the first of his vigor; the legal judgment for the firstborn belongs to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:1 -

Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he profaned his father’s bed, his birthright H1062 was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not recorded in the genealogy according to the birthright H1062.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2 - Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came the ruler, yet the birthright H1062 belonged to Joseph),
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