מִשְׁפַּט הַבְּכֹרָה
Properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style · the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
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מִשְׁפָּט H4941 properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law , individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice , including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
בְּכוֹרָה H1062 the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
What does מִשְׁפַּט הַבְּכֹרָה (mishpat habbekhorah) mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁפָּט · בְּכוֹרָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "legal right, claim, or ordinance of firstborn status".
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