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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 7 times in 7 verses in 'Gen' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock - even the fattest of them. And the LORD was pleased with Abel and his offering,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:31 - But Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:32 - "Look," said Esau, "I'm about to die! What use is the birthright to me?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:33 - But Jacob said, "Swear an oath to me now." So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew; Esau ate and drank, then got up and went out. So Esau despised his birthright.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:36 - Esau exclaimed, "'Jacob' is the right name for him! He has tripped me up two times! He took away my birthright, and now, look, he has taken away my blessing!" Then he asked, "Have you not kept back a blessing for me?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:33

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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