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
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:)