Quick Definition
to be/bear firstborn
Strong's Definition
to give the birthright
Derivation: a primitive root; properly, to burst the womb, i.e. (causatively) bear or make early fruit (of woman or tree); also (as denominative from H1061 (בִּכּוּר))
KJV Usage: make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child (new fruit).
TWOT Reference: 244
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to be born first
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to bear early, new fruit
1a2) to give the right of the firstborn
1a2a) to make as firstborn
1a2b) to constitute as firstborn
1b) (Pual)
1b1) to be born a firstling
1b2) to be made a firstling
1c) (Hiphil) one bearing her first child
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to be born first
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to bear early, new fruit
1a2) to give the right of the firstborn
1a2a) to make as firstborn
1a2b) to constitute as firstborn
1b) (Pual)
1b1) to be born a firstling
1b2) to be made a firstling
1c) (Hiphil) one bearing her first child
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בָּכַר
bâkar
BDB Definition:
1) to be born first
1a) (Piel)
1a1) to bear early, new fruit
1a2) to give the right of the firstborn
1a2a) to make as firstborn
1a2b) to constitute as firstborn
1b) (Pual)
1b1) to be born a firstling
1b2) to be made a firstling
1c) (Hiphil) one bearing her first child
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 244
Total KJV Occurrences: 6