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HebrewH1062Noun (Feminine)

בְּכֹרָה

be.kho.rah

9Occurrences
H1062Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture

or (short) בְּכֹרָה; feminine of H1060 (בְּכוֹר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

בְּכֹרָה appears 9 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
6
1 Chronicles
2
Deuteronomy
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 5:1BSB

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.

1 Chronicles 5:2BSB

And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

Deuteronomy 21:17BSB

Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

Genesis 25:31BSB

“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.

Genesis 25:32BSB

“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.