What does בָּכַר mean in the Bible?
בָּכַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to give the birthright".
Hebrew · H1069
בָּכַר
To give the birthright
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בָּכַר H1069
What does בָּכַר mean in the Bible?
בָּכַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to give the birthright".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1069?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the son] (1), a firstborn (1), like one bearing her first child (1), they will bear fruit (1).
Where does בָּכַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 27:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1), Leviticus (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 son] 1× Deuteronomy 21:16
a firstborn 1× Leviticus 27:26
like one bearing her first child 1× Jeremiah 4:31
they will bear fruit 1× Ezekiel 47:12
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 27:26 יְבֻכַּ֤ר to a firstborn Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 21:16 לְבַכֵּר֙ to [the son] Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Jeremiah 4:31 כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה to like one bearing her first child Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Ezekiel 47:12 יְבַכֵּ֔ר to they will bear fruit Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 27:26
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
יְבַכֵּ֔ר 1x yə·ḇak·kêr Ezekiel 47:12
יְבֻכַּ֤ר 1x yə·ḇuk·kar Leviticus 27:26
כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה 1x kə·maḇ·kî·rāh Jeremiah 4:31
לְבַכֵּר֙ 1x lə·ḇak·kêr Deuteronomy 21:16
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 4:31
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1x Deuteronomy 21:16
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 47:12
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 27:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to give the birthright
Source Gloss
to give the birthright
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to give the birthright BDB: bear early Usage: make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child (new fruit).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Imperfect Ezek 47:12 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Imperfect Lev 27:26 1×
Word Origins
בָּכַר 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