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בְּכֹרָה bekhorah
Hebrew word for “birthright” · Strong’s H1062 · used 10 times in 9 verses
Meaning
birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born
How it is translated
Glosses given for bekhorah in context, with how often each is used:
- birthright 10
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 6 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 25 (4), 1 Chronicles 5 (2), Genesis 27 (1), Genesis 43 (1), Deuteronomy 21 (1)
Forms
- בכרתו 2
- הבכרה 2
- בכרתך 1
- בכרה 1
- בכרתי 1
- כבכרתו 1
- לבכרה 1
- והבכרה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with bekhorah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יַעֲקֹב yaaqov “Jacob” 4
- בְּכוֹר bekhor “firstborn” 3
- נִי ni “me” 4
- מָכַר makhar “to sell” 2
- עֵשָׂו esav “Esau” 2
- יוֹסֵף yoseph “Joseph” 2
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 2
- זֶה zeh “this” 2
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 2
Key verses
The verses using bekhorah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 25:31 — And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
- Genesis 25:32 — And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
- Genesis 25:33 — And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
- Genesis 25:34 — Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
- Genesis 27:36 — And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my…
- Genesis 43:33 — And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
- Deuteronomy 21:17 — But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength;…
- 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…
- 1 Chronicles 5:2 — For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
See all 9 verses in the Word Atlas
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.