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Strong's #1060 - בְּכוֹר
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- firstborn, firstling
- of men and women
- of animals
- noun of relation (figuratively)
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2016) rkb (בכר BKR) AC: ? CO: Firstfruit AB: ?: The firstfruits of the crop or womb. [from: hb- the firstfruits being the choicest]
V) rkb (בכר BKR) - Firstfruit: To be born or bear the first fruits. KJV (4): (vf: Hiphil, Pual, Piel) firstborn, new fruit, firstling - Strongs: H1069 (בָּכַר)
Nm) rkb (בכר BKR) - Camel: A young camel. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (1): dromedary - Strongs: H1070 (בֵּכֶר)
bf1) erikb (בכירה BKYRH) - Firstborn: The firstborn daughter. KJV (6): firstborn - Strongs: H1067 (בְּכִירָה)
cm) rfkb (בכור BKWR) - Firstfruit: The firstborn son of a man or animal. KJV (117): firstborn, firstling, eldest - Strongs: H1060 (בְּכוֹר)
cf1) erfkb (בכורה BKWRH) - I. Firstborn:Of the flock or herd. II. Birthright:The rights of the firstborn son (see Deuteronomy 21:17) . III. Firstfruit:KJV (15): birthright, firstling, firstborn - Strongs: H1062 (בְּכוֹרָה)
df1) erfkb (בכורה BKWRH) - Firstripe: The first fruits of the harvest. KJV (1): firstripe - Strongs: H1073 (בִּכּוּרָה)
ef1) erkib (ביכרה BYKRH) - Camel: A young female camel. [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (1): dromedary - Strongs: H1072 (בִּכְרָה)
edm) rfkib (ביכור BYKWR) - Firstfruit: KJV (18): firstfruit, firstripe, hasty - Strongs: H1061 (בִּכּוּרִים)
edf1) erfkib (ביכורה BYKWRH) - Firstfruit: KJV (2): firstripe - Strongs: H1063 (בִּכּוּרָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 men and women:
a. individuals Genesis 25:13 69t.
b. collective Numbers 3:46,50; Numbers 8:16; Numbers 18:15.
c. plural Nehemiah 10:37; Psalm 135:8; Psalm 136:10.
d.כל בכור Exodus 11:5; Exodus 12:12,29; Exodus 13:2,13,15 (twice in verse); Exodus 22:28; Exodus 34:2; Numbers 3:12 (3t. in verse); Numbers 3:13,40,42,43,45; Numbers 8:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 8:18; Numbers 33:4; Psalm 78:51; Psalm 105:36.
2 animals:
a. individuals Leviticus 27:26; Numbers 18:17; Deuteronomy 15:19 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 33:17.
b. collective בכור בהמה Exodus 11:5; Exodus 12:29; Exodus 13:15; Numbers 3:41; Numbers 18:15; כל הבכור Deuteronomy 15:19.
c. plural בכרות Genesis 4:4; Deuteronomy 12:6,17; Deuteronomy 14:23; Nehemiah 10:37.
3 figurative, noun of relation בכור מות first-born of death Job 18:13 (deadly disease); בְּכוֺרֵי דַלִּים first-born of the poor (the poorest) Isaiah 14:30; Israel is the first-born of Yahweh among the nations Exodus 4:22 compare Jeremiah 31:9; and the seed of David among dynasties Psalm 89:28.
בְּכוֹר m. (from the root בָּכַר), first-born, whether of men, Genesis 25:13, 35:23 or of animals, Exodus 11:5, 12:29 13:15. In the former case, it refers to the eldest son of a father. Genesis 49:3. As the eldest son, in many things, took precedence of the rest (see בְּכוֹרָה No. 2 )
(2) metaph. it is used of any thing which is chief, first of its kind. Job 18:13, בְּכוֹר מָוֶת “the first-born of death,” i.e. “the greatest of deadly maladies.” For disease may fitly be called by a Hebraism, “the son of death,” as being its precursor and attendant; as in Arabic بنات المنية daughters of fate, or of death, used of fatal fevers; and the most terrible death is here figuratively called the first-born of brethren. Isaiah 14:30, בְּכוֹרֵי דַלִּים “the first-born of the poor,” the poorest; as if the chief amongst the sons of the poor, or the first-born of this wretched age; see my Comment. on the passage.
In fem. of an eldest daughter is used בְּכִירָה which see.