Hebrew word study

בְּכוֹרָהbᵉkôwrâh the firstling of man or beast

Pronounced “bek-o-raw'

the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture

Translated in the King James as: birthright, firstborn(-ling).

Appears 10 times in Scripture

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

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Where it appears

Genesis 6×
Genesis 25:31Genesis 25:32Genesis 25:33Genesis 25:34Genesis 27:36Genesis 43:33
Deuteronomy 1×
Deuteronomy 21:17
1 Chronicles 3×
1 Chr 5:11 Chr 5:2+ 1 more in 1 Chronicles

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