בְּכוֹר bekhor
Hebrew word for “firstborn” · Strong’s H1060 · used 122 times in 100 verses
Meaning
1) firstborn, firstling; 1a) of men and women; 1b) of animals; 1c) noun of relation (fig.)
How it is translated
Glosses given for bekhor in context, with how often each is used:
- firstborn 113
- firstborns 8
- some of the firstborns 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | 25 | 1.5 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 25 | 2.3 | |
| Exodus | 20 | 1.2 | |
| Genesis | 16 | 0.8 | |
| Deuteronomy | 11 | 0.8 | |
| Psalms | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Joshua | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Job | 3 | 0.4 | |
| 1 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Nehemiah | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 1 | 0.1 |
Also in 8 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 3 (10), 1 Chronicles 2 (6), Exodus 13 (3), Numbers 8 (3), Deuteronomy 21 (3), 1 Chronicles 8 (3), 1 Chronicles 9 (3), 1 Chronicles 26 (3), Genesis 27 (2), Genesis 38 (2)
Forms
- בכור 54
- הבכור 23
- בכרו 8
- בכר 7
- הבכר 5
- בכורי 4
- בכרך 3
- בכורו 3
- בכרי 3
- ובכרת 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with bekhor more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- בְּהֵמָה behemah “animal” 13
- פֶּטֶר peter “firstborn” 7
- רְאוּבֵן reuven “Reuben” 8
- אָב av “father” 15
- שֵׁם shem “name” 12
- יָלַד yalad “to beget” 10
- שְׁלִישִׁי shelishi “third” 7
- מִצְרַיִם mitsrayim “Egypt” 10
- נָכָה nakhah “to smite” 9
- שֵׁנִי sheni “second” 7
- רֶחֶם rechem “womb” 5
- אֵלֶּה elleh “these” 9
Key verses
The verses using bekhor that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 4:4 — And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
- Genesis 10:15 — And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
- Exodus 4:22 — And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
- Exodus 12:12 — For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of…
- Exodus 12:29 — And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the…
- Exodus 22:29 — Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
- Deuteronomy 12:6 — And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill…
- Deuteronomy 33:17 — His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the…
- 1 Chronicles 5:1 — Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the…
- Jeremiah 31:9 — They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall…
- Micah 6:7 — Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body…
- Zechariah 12:10 — And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.