H1062 - בְּכוֹרָה (bᵉkôwrâh)

H1062 בְּכוֹרָה (bᵉkôwrâh) bek-o-raw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

birthright

Strong's Definition

the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture

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

KJV Usage: birthright, firstborn(-ling).

TWOT Reference: 244c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2129 G4415

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בְּכֹרָה / בְּכוֹרָה bekôrâh BDB Definition: 1) birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1060 Same Word by TWOT Number: 244c Total KJV Occurrences: 15

Bible Occurrences (9)

25:31 25:32 25:33 25:34 27:36 43:33

21:17

5:1 5:2

Genesis 25:31

First sell me your birthright, Jacob replied.

Genesis 25:32

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

Genesis 25:33

Swear to me first -, Jacob said. So [Esau] swore to [Jacob] and sold him the birthright.

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, [who] ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 27:36

So [Esau] declared, Is he not rightly named... Jacob? For he has cheated me... twice -. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing. Then he asked, Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?

Genesis 43:33

They were seated before [Joseph] in order by age,... from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

Deuteronomy 21:17

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.

1 Chronicles 5:1

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.