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בְּכוֹר (H1060)

bᵉkôwr

bek-ore'

from בָּכַר; firstborn; hence, chief; eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).

Brown–Driver–Briggs

בְּכוֹר 122 n.m. first-born
1 men and women
2 animals
3 figurative

From Brown, Driver, and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), in the public domain.


96 occurrences

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  • Genesis 10:15
    And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
  • Genesis 22:21
    Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
  • Genesis 25:13
    And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
  • Genesis 27:19
    And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
  • Genesis 27:32
    And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
  • Genesis 35:23
    The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
  • Genesis 36:15
    These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
  • Genesis 38:6
    And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
  • Genesis 38:7
    And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
  • Genesis 41:51
    And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.