Firstborn
בְּכוֹרStrong’s H1060bekhor (be-khor)
Appears in 100 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Bekhor is the Hebrew word usually translated “firstborn of”, “firstborn” and “firstborn his”. It appears in 100 verses of the Old Testament.
“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”
Meaning
- Firstborn, firstlingof men and women · of animals · noun of relation (fig.)
How it's translated
- firstborn of 41
- the firstborn 26
- firstborn 25
- firstborn his 11
- firstborn my 4
- firstborn your 3
- from firstborn of 3
- and firstborn of 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 23
- Numbers 18
- Genesis 16
- Exodus 11
- Deuteronomy 9
- Psalms 5
20 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 4:4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
- Genesis 10:15And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth,
- Genesis 22:21Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
- Genesis 25:13And 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 27:19And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; 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 27:32And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau.
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Hebrew dictionary
בְּכוֹר bekhor · firstborn
1) firstborn, firstling 1a) of men and women 1b) of animals 1c) noun of relation (fig.)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “firstborn” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FIRST'-BORN, adjective
- First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; as the first-born son.
- Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.
All definitions and other forms of “firstborn”
FIRST'-BORN, noun
The eldest child; the first in the order of birth.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.