Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H1062: בְּכוֹרָה

bᵉkôwrâh · pronounced bek-o-raw' · “birthright”

Definition

the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture

KJV translates it as: birthright, firstborn(-ling).

Word origin: or (short) בְּכֹרָה; feminine of H1060 (בְּכוֹר);

Extended definition

birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H1062 is translated

  • birthright ×4
  • his ×3
  • your ×1
  • is a birthright ×1
  • my ×1

Bible verses with H1062 (bᵉkôwrâh)

Bᵉkôwrâh appears in 9 verses.

  • Genesis 25:31

    And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

  • Genesis 25:32

    And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

  • Genesis 25:33

    And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

  • Genesis 25:34

    Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

  • Genesis 27:36

    And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

  • Genesis 43:33

    And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

  • Deuteronomy 21:17

    But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:1

    Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:2

    For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

Words derived from H1062