בְּכוֹרָה
bᵉkôwrâh · bek-o-raw'
the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
Lexicon
Derivation: or (short) בְּכֹרָה; feminine of H1060 (בְּכוֹר);
the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
- the firstling of man or beast
- abstractly, primogeniture
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: birthright, firstborn(-ling).
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the open hand that covers › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest › to reveal, behold
The house, what is within of the open hand that covers that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בְּכוֹרָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- his birthright3 · 20%
- and the firstlings3 · 20%
- of the firstlings1 · 7%
- thy birthright1 · 7%
- and what profit shall this birthright1 · 7%
- my birthright1 · 7%
- according to his birthright1 · 7%
- or the firstlings1 · 7%
- of the firstborn1 · 7%
- after the birthright1 · 7%
- but the birthright1 · 7%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.