What does בְּכוֹרָה (bĕkwōrāh) mean in the Bible?
בְּכוֹרָה (bĕkwōrāh): The right and privilege of the firstborn; inheritance priority bestowed by birth order, carrying legal and covenantal weight
Hebrew · H1062
בְּכוֹרָה
The firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
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בְּכוֹרָה H1062
Pronunciation bĕkwōrāh
What does בְּכוֹרָה (bĕkwōrāh) mean in the Bible?
בְּכוֹרָה (bĕkwōrāh): The right and privilege of the firstborn; inheritance priority bestowed by birth order, carrying legal and covenantal weight
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How does the BSB render H1062?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his birthright (2), the birthright (2), according to birthright (1), in order by age (1), is a birthright (1).
Where does בְּכוֹרָה (bĕkwōrāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 25:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (6), 1 Chronicles (3), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It his birthright 2× Genesis 25:34, 1 Chronicles 5:1
the birthright 2× Genesis 25:33, 1 Chronicles 5:2
according to birthright 1× 1 Chronicles 5:1
in order by age 1× Genesis 43:33
is a birthright 1× Genesis 25:32
my birthright 1× Genesis 27:36
of the firstborn 1× Deuteronomy 21:17
your birthright 1× Genesis 25:31
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 25:31 בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ to your birthright Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Genesis 25:32 בְּכֹרָֽה׃ to is a birthright Noun - feminine singular Genesis 25:33 בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ to the birthright Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 25:34 הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ס to his birthright Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 27:36 בְּכֹרָתִ֣י to my birthright Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Genesis 43:33 כִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ to in order by age Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 21:17 הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ס to of the firstborn Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 5:1 בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ to his birthright Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1 Chronicles 5:1 לַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ to according to birthright Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 5:2 וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖ה to the birthright Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 25:31
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 3
Genesis 6 Deuteronomy 1 1 Chronicles 3
Source forms
הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ס 2x hab·bə·ḵō·rāh Genesis 25:34, Deuteronomy 21:17
בְּכֹרָֽה׃ 1x bə·ḵō·rāh Genesis 25:32
בְּכֹרָת֖וֹ 1x bə·ḵō·rā·ṯōw Genesis 25:33
בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ 1x bə·ḵō·rā·ṯōw 1 Chronicles 5:1
בְּכֹרָתִ֣י 1x bə·ḵō·rā·ṯî Genesis 27:36
בְּכֹֽרָתְךָ֖ 1x bə·ḵō·rā·ṯə·ḵā Genesis 25:31
וְהַבְּכֹרָ֖ה 1x wə·hab·bə·ḵō·rāh 1 Chronicles 5:2
כִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ 1x kiḇ·ḵō·rā·ṯōw Genesis 43:33
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Genesis 25:34, Deuteronomy 21:17
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Genesis 25:33, 1 Chronicles 5:1
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 5:2
Noun - feminine singular 1x Genesis 25:32
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Genesis 27:36
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Genesis 25:31
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Genesis 43:33
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 5:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. The right and privilege of the firstborn; inheritance priority bestowed by birth order, carrying legal and covenantal weight
Source Gloss
the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
The right and privilege of the firstborn; inheritance priority bestowed by birth order, carrying legal and covenantal weight
the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture BDB: right of first-born Usage: birthright, firstborn(-ling).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
The inheritable right and privilege of the firstborn son, sold for immediate gratification
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Word Origins
בְּכוֹרָה is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain