בָּכַר
ba.khar
“to be/bear firstborn”
Definition
to give the birthright
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))
- 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
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
בָּכַר appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.
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For I hear a cry like a woman in labor,a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath,stretching out her hands to say,“Woe is me,for my soul faints before the murderers!”
But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.
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