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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 3 times in 2 verses in '1Ch' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:1 - The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:2 - though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief came from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),
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