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Lexicon :: Strong's H1060 - bᵊḵôr

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בְּכוֹר
Transliteration
bᵊḵôr
Pronunciation
bek-ore'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 244a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: בכור.

Strong’s Definitions

בְּכוֹר bᵉkôwr, bek-ore'; from H1069; first-born; hence, chief:—eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x

The KJV translates Strong's H1060 in the following manner: firstborn (101x), firstling (10x), eldest (4x), firstborn (with H1121) (1x), eldest son (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x
The KJV translates Strong's H1060 in the following manner: firstborn (101x), firstling (10x), eldest (4x), firstborn (with H1121) (1x), eldest son (1x).

  1. firstborn, firstling

    1. of men and women

    2. of animals

    3. noun of relation (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּכוֹר bᵉkôwr, bek-ore'; from H1069; first-born; hence, chief:—eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).
STRONGS H1060: Abbreviations
בְּכוֺר 122 noun masculine first-born — Genesis 35:23 + 78 times; בְּכֹר Genesis 25:13 + 14 times; suffix בְּכֹּרִי Genesis 49:3 + 14 times; בְּכוֺרוֺ Genesis 38:6 + 3 times; plural construct בְּכוֺרֵי Nehemiah 10:37 + 2 times; בְּכוֺרֵיהֶם Psalm 136:10; plural feminine בְּכֹרוֺת Genesis 4:4; Nehemiah 10:37; בְּכֹרֹת Deuteronomy 12:6, 17; Deuteronomy 14:23; —
1. men and women:
a. individuals Genesis 25:13 + 69 times
b. collective Numbers 3:46, 50; Numbers 8:16; Numbers 18:15.
c. plural Nehemiah 10:37; Psalm 135:8; Psalm 136:10.
d. כל בכור Exodus 11:5; Exodus 12:12, 29; Exodus 13:2, 13, 15 (twice in verse); Exodus 22:28; Exodus 34:2; Numbers 3:12 (3 times in verse); Numbers 3:13, 40, 42, 43, 45; Numbers 8:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 8:18; Numbers 33:4; Psalm 78:51; Psalm 105:36.
2. animals:
a. individuals Leviticus 27:26; Numbers 18:17; Deuteronomy 15:19 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 33:17.
b. collective בכור בהמה Exodus 11:5; Exodus 12:29; Exodus 13:15; Numbers 3:41; Numbers 18:15; כל הבכור Deuteronomy 15:19.
c. plural בכרות Genesis 4:4; Deuteronomy 12:6, 17; Deuteronomy 14:23; Nehemiah 10:37.
3. figurative, noun of relation בכור מות first-born of death Job 18:13 (deadly disease); בְּכוֺרֵי דַלִּים first-born of the poor (the poorest) Isaiah 14:30; Israel is the first-born of Yahweh among the nations Exodus 4:22 compare Jeremiah 31:9; and the seed of David among dynasties Psalm 89:28.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:4; 4:4; 25:13; 25:13; 35:23; 38:6; 49:3

Exodus

4:22; 11:5; 11:5; 12:12; 12:29; 12:29; 13:2; 13:13; 13:15; 13:15; 22:28; 34:2

Leviticus

27:26

Numbers

3:12; 3:13; 3:40; 3:41; 3:42; 3:43; 3:45; 3:46; 3:50; 8:16; 8:17; 8:18; 18:15; 18:15; 18:17; 33:4

Deuteronomy

12:6; 12:6; 12:17; 12:17; 14:23; 14:23; 15:19; 15:19; 33:17

Nehemiah

10:37; 10:37; 10:37; 10:37

Job

18:13

Psalms

78:51; 89:28; 105:36; 135:8; 136:10; 136:10

Isaiah

14:30

Jeremiah

31:9

H1060

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Strong's Number H1060 matches the Hebrew בְּכוֹר (bᵊḵôr),
which occurs 118 times in 96 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:15 - And Chanaan begot Sidon his first-born, and the Chettite,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:21 - Uz the first-born, and Baux his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians, and Chazad, and

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:13 - And these are the names of the sons of Ismael, according to the names of their generations. The firstborn of Ismael, Nabaioth, and Kedar, and Nabdeel, and Massam,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:19 - And Jacob said to his father, I, Esau thy first-born, have done as thou toldest me; rise, sit, and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:32 - And Isaac his father said to him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy first-born son Esau.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:23 - The sons of Lea, the first-born of Jacob; Ruben, Symeon, Levi, Judas, Issachar, Zabulon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:15 - These are the chiefs of the son of Esau, even the sons of Eliphas, the first-born of Esau; chief Thæman, chief Omar, chief Sophar, chief Kenez,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:6 - And Judas took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Thamar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:7 - And Er, the first-born of Judas, was wicked before the Lord; and God killed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:51 - And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for God, said he, has made me forget all my toils, and all [fn]my father's house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - And they sat before him, the first-born according to his seniority, and the younger according to his youth; and the men [fn]looked with amazement every one at his brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:8 - And these are the names of the sons of Israel that went into Egypt with their father Jacob—Jacob and his sons. The first-born of Jacob, Ruben.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14 - But Israel having stretched out his right hand, laid it on the head of Ephraim, and he was the younger; and his left hand on the head of Manasse, guiding his hands crosswise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:18 - And Joseph said to his father, Not so, father; for this is the first-born; lay thy right-hand upon his head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3 - Ruben, thou [fn]art my first-born, thou my strength, and the first of my children, hard to be endured, hard and self-willed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:22 - And thou shalt say to Pharao, These things saith the Lord, Israel is my first-born.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:23 - And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy first-born son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:14 - And these are the heads of the houses of their families: the sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel; Enoch and Phallus, Asron, and Charmi, this is the kindred of Ruben.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:5 - And every first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharao that sits on the throne, even to the first-born of the woman-servant that is by the mill, and to the first-born of all cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:12 - And I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite every first-born in the land of Egypt both man and beast, and on all the gods of Egypt will I execute vengeance: I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:29 - And it came to pass at midnight that the Lord smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharao that sat on the throne, to the first-born of the captive-maid in the dungeon, and the first-born of all cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:2 - [fn] Sanctify to me every first-born, first produced, opening every womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast: it is mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:13 - Every offspring opening the womb of the ass thou shalt change for a sheep; and if thou wilt not change it, thou shalt redeem it: every first-born of man of thy sons shalt thou redeem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - And when Pharao hardened his heart so as not to send us away, he slew every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man and the first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice every offspring that opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons I will redeem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:29 - (LXX 22:28) Thou shalt not keep back the first-fruits of thy threshing floor and press. The first-born of thy sons thou shalt give to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:20 - And the first-born of an ass thou shalt redeem with a sheep, and if thou wilt not redeem it thou shalt pay a price: every first-born of thy sons shalt thou redeem: thou shalt not appear before me empty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:26 - And every first-born which shall be produced among thy cattle shall be the Lord's, and no man shall sanctify it: whether calf or sheep, it is the Lord's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:20 - And the sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel according to their kindreds, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to their heads, were—all males from twenty years old and upward, every one that went out with the host—

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:2 - And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the first-born; and Abiud, Eleazar and Ithamar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:12 - Behold, I have taken the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel, instead of every male that opens the womb from among the children of Israel: they shall be their ransom, and the Levites shall be mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:13 - For every first-born is mine; in the day in which I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt, I sanctified to myself every first-born in Israel: both of man and beast, they shall be mine: I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:40 - And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Count every first-born male of the children of Israel from a month old and upwards, and take the number by name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:41 - And thou shalt take the Levites for me—I am the Lord—instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the first-born among the cattle of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:42 - And Moses counted, as the Lord commanded him, every first-born among the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:43 - And all the male first-born in number by name, from a month old and upwards, were according to their numbering twenty-two thousand and two hundred and seventy-three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:45 - Take the Levites instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine; I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:46 - And for the ransoms of the two hundred and seventy-three which exceed the Levites in number of the first-born of the sons of Israel;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:50 - He took the silver from the first-born of the sons of Israel, a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the holy shekel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:16 - For these are given to me for a present out of the midst of the children of Israel: I have taken them to myself instead of all the first-born of the sons of Israel that open every womb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:17 - For every first-born among the children of Israel is mine, whether of man or beast: in the day in which I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them to myself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:18 - And I took the Levites in the place of every first-born among the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - And every thing that opens the womb of all flesh, whatsoever they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be thine: only the first-born of men shall be surely redeemed, and thou shalt redeem the first-born of unclean cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - But thou shalt not redeem the first-born [fn]of calves and the first-born of sheep and the first-born of goats; they are holy: and thou shalt pour their blood upon the altar, and thou shalt offer the fat as a burnt-offering for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:5 - Ruben was the first-born of Israel: and the sons of Ruben, Enoch, and the family of Enoch; to Phallu belongs the family of the Phalluites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:4 - And the Egyptians buried those that died of them, even all that the Lord smote, every first-born in the land of Egypt; also the Lord executed vengeance on their gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19 - Every first-born that shall be born among thy kine and thy sheep, thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord thy God; thou shalt not work with thy first-born calf, and thou shalt not shear the first-born of thy sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:15 - And if a man have two wives, the one loved and [fn]the other hated, and both the loved and the hated should have born him children, and the son of the hated should be first-born;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:16 - then it shall be that whensoever he shall divide by inheritance his goods to his sons, he shall not be able to give the right of the first-born to the son of the loved one, having overlooked the son of the hated, which is the first-born.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - But he shall acknowledge the first-born of the hated one to give to him double of all things which shall be found by him, because he is the [fn]first of his children, and to him belongs the birthright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:6 - And it shall come to pass that the child which she shall bear, shall be [fn]named by the name of the deceased, and his name shall not be blotted out of Israel.

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