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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)
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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 Box Gen 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - Abel also brought a gift—the best of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The LORD accepted Abel and his gift,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31 - “All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32 - “Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33 - But Jacob said, “First you must swear that your birthright is mine.” So Esau swore an oath, thereby selling all his rights as the firstborn to his brother, Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36 - Esau exclaimed, “No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice.[fn] First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - Joseph told each of his brothers where to sit, and to their amazement, he seated them according to age, from oldest to youngest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:6 - There you will bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your sacred offerings, your offerings to fulfill a vow, your voluntary offerings, and your offerings of the firstborn animals of your herds and flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17 - “But you may not eat your offerings in your hometown—neither the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, nor the firstborn of your flocks and herds, nor any offering to fulfill a vow, nor your voluntary offerings, nor your sacred offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23 - Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father’s virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:1 - The oldest son of Israel[fn] was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2 - The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation,[fn] but the birthright belonged to Joseph.
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