בָּכַר

ba.kharVerbH1069

to be/bear firstborn

From: a primitive root; properly, to burst the womb, i.e. (causatively) bear or make early fruit (of woman or tree); also (as denominative from H1061 (בִּכּוּר))

Short Definition

to give the birthright

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to be born first 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to bear early, new fruit 1a2) to give the right of the firstborn 1a2a) to make as firstborn 1a2b) to constitute as firstborn 1b) (Pual) 1b1) to be born a firstling 1b2) to be made a firstling 1c) (Hiphil) one bearing her first child

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

4 times

Appears 4 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Deuteronomy
1
Ezk
1
Jeremiah
1
Leviticus
1

Key Passages

  • Deuteronomy 21:16
  • Ezk 47:12
  • Jeremiah 4:31
  • Leviticus 27:26

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