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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 BoxGen 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - And Abel [fn]also brought of the firstborn of his sheep and of his fatlings, and God looked upon Abel and his gifts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31 - And Jacob said to Esau, Sell me this day thy birthright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32 - And Esau said, Behold, I am going to die, and for what good does this birthright belong to me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33 - And Jacob said to him, Swear to me this day; and he swore to him; and Esau sold his birthright to Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - And Jacob gave bread to Esau, and pottage of lentiles; and he ate and drank, and he arose and departed; so Esau slighted his birthright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36 - And he said, Rightly was his name called Jacob, for lo! this second time has he supplanted me; he has both taken my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing; and Esau said to his father, Hast thou not left a blessing for me, father?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33

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 BoxDeu 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:6 - And ye shall carry thither your whole-burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, and your first-fruits, and your [fn]vowed-offerings, and your freewill-offerings, and your offerings of thanksgiving, the first-born of your herds, and of your flocks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:17 - Thou shalt not be able to eat in thy cities the tithe of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thine oil, the first-born of thine herd and of thy flock, and all your vows as many as ye shall have vowed, and your thank-offerings, and the first-fruits of thine hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23 - And thou shalt eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name called there; ye shall bring the tithe of thy corn and of thy wine, and of thine oil, the first-born of thy herd and of thy flock, that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17

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 Box1Ch 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:1 - And the sons of Ruben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but because of his going up to his father's couch, his father gave his blessing to his son Joseph, even the son of Israel; and he was not reckoned as first-born;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2 - for Judas was very mighty even among his brethren, and one was to be a ruler out of him: but the blessing was Joseph's).
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