Quick Definition
Becorath
Biblical Persons & Places
Becorath
Man living at the time of United Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Sa.9.1;
only referred to as Becorath (בְּכוֹרַת);
a son of Aphiah;
father of Zeror.
Strong's Definition
Bekorath, an Israelite
Derivation: feminine of H1062 (בְּכוֹרָה); primogeniture;
KJV Usage: Bechorath.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Bechorath = "first-born"
1) a Benjamite ancestor of Saul
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בְּכוֹרַת (be.kho.rat) — Becorath. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Sa.9.1; son of: Aphiah (H0647); father of: Zeror (H6872C) § Bechorath = "first-born" a Benjamite ancestor of Saul
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · בכר
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בְּכוֹרַת n.pr.m. (first-born) Benjamite 1 S 9:1. done