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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:21 - Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:13 - These are the names of Ishmael's sons, by their names according to their records: Nebaioth (Ishmael's firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:19 - Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau, your firstborn. I've done as you told me. Now sit up and eat some of my wild game so that you can bless me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:32 - His father Isaac asked, "Who are you?" "I am your firstborn son," he replied, "Esau!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:23 - The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 36:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 36:15 - These were the chiefs among the descendants of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:6 - Judah acquired a wife for Er his firstborn; her name was Tamar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:7 - But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the LORD's sight, so the LORD killed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:51 - Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, "Certainly God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's house."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33 - They sat before him, arranged by order of birth, beginning with the firstborn and ending with the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:8 - These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt - Jacob and his sons: Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:14 - Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim's head, although he was the younger. Crossing his hands, he put his left hand on Manasseh's head, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:18 - Joseph said to his father, "Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:3 - Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, outstanding in dignity, outstanding in power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:22 - You must say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD, "Israel is my son, my firstborn,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:23 - and I said to you, 'Let my son go that he may serve me,' but since you have refused to let him go, I will surely kill your son, your firstborn!"'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:14 - These are the heads of their fathers' households: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:5 - and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn son of the slave girl who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:12 - I will pass through the land of Egypt in the same night, and I will attack all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of humans and of animals, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:29 - It happened at midnight - the LORD attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:2 - "Set apart to me every firstborn male - the first offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it is mine."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:13 - Every firstling of a donkey you must redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, then you must break its neck. Every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:15 - When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:29 - "Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:20 - Now the firstling of a donkey you may redeem with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, then break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. "No one will appear before me empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:26 - "'Surely no man may consecrate a firstborn that already belongs to the LORD as a firstborn among the animals; whether it is an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:20 - And they were as follows: The descendants of Reuben, the firstborn son of Israel: According to the records of their clans and families, all the males twenty years old or older who could serve in the army were listed by name individually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:2 - These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:12 - "Look, I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:13 - because all the firstborn are mine. When I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They belong to me. I am the LORD."

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:40 - Then the LORD said to Moses, "Number all the firstborn males of the Israelites from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:41 - And take the Levites for me - I am the LORD - instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites."

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:42 - So Moses numbered all the firstborn males among the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:43 - And all the firstborn males, by the number of the names from a month old and upward, totaled 22,273.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:45 - "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn males among the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock. And the Levites will be mine. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:46 - And for the redemption of the 273 firstborn males of the Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:50 - From the firstborn males of the Israelites he collected the money, 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:16 - For they are entirely given to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:17 - For all the firstborn males among the Israelites are mine, both humans and animals; when I destroyed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I set them apart for myself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 8:18 - So I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn sons among the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:15 - The firstborn of every womb which they present to the LORD, whether human or animal, will be yours. Nevertheless, the firstborn sons you must redeem, and the firstborn males of unclean animals you must redeem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:17 - But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow or a sheep or a goat; they are holy. You must splash their blood on the altar and burn their fat for an offering made by fire for a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:5 - Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. The Reubenites: from Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; from Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:4 - Now the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had killed among them; the LORD also executed judgments on their gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:19 - You must set apart for the LORD your God every firstborn male born to your herds and flocks. You must not work the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:15 - Suppose a man has two wives, one whom he loves more than the other, and they both bear him sons, with the firstborn being the child of the less loved wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:16 - In the day he divides his inheritance he must not appoint as firstborn the son of the favorite wife in place of the other wife's son who is actually the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved wife as firstborn and give him the double portion of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father's procreative power - to him should go the right of the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:6 - Then the first son she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.

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