What does בְּכִירָה mean in the Bible?
בְּכִירָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the eldest daughter".
Hebrew · H1067
בְּכִירָה
The eldest daughter
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בְּכִירָה H1067
What does בְּכִירָה mean in the Bible?
בְּכִירָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the eldest daughter".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1067?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the older [daughter] (2), and the firstborn (1), his firstborn (1), One day the older [daughter] (1), the older (1).
Where does בְּכִירָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (5), 1 Samuel (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 the older [daughter] 2× Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:37
and the firstborn 1× Genesis 19:33
his firstborn 1× 1 Samuel 14:49
One day the older [daughter] 1× Genesis 19:31
the older 1× Genesis 29:26
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:31 הַבְּכִירָ֛ה to One day the older [daughter] Article | Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 19:33 הַבְּכִירָה֙ to and the firstborn Article | Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 19:34 הַבְּכִירָה֙ to the older [daughter] Article | Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 19:37 הַבְּכִירָה֙ to The older [daughter] Article | Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 29:26 הַבְּכִירָֽה׃ to the older Article | Adjective - feminine singular 1 Samuel 14:49 הַבְּכִירָה֙ to his firstborn Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:31
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 2
Genesis 5 1 Samuel 1
Source forms
הַבְּכִירָה֙ 4x hab·bə·ḵî·rāh Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:37, 1 Samuel 14:49
הַבְּכִירָ֛ה 1x hab·bə·ḵî·rāh Genesis 19:31
הַבְּכִירָֽה׃ 1x hab·bə·ḵî·rāh Genesis 29:26
Parsing patterns
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 6x Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:37
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the eldest daughter
Source Gloss
the eldest daughter
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the eldest daughter BDB: first-born Usage: firstborn.
Word Origins
בְּכִירָה is built from this root:
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