Bekhorah בְּכֹרָה
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| בְּכֹרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | bekhorah |
| Strong's number | H1062 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | birthright |
| Occurrences | 10 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (6) |
Bekhorah (Hebrew בְּכֹרָה, Strong's H1062) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “birthright”. It occurs 10 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | birthright (9), firstlings (5), firstborn (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | birthright (2), his birthright (2), your birthright (1), is a birthright (1), my birthright (1), order by age (1), firstborn (1), according to birthright (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Bekhorah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 25:31And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
- Genesis 25:32And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
- Genesis 25:33And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
- Genesis 25:34Then 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.Then Jacob gave some bread and lentil stew to Esau, who ate and drank and then got up and went away. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
- Genesis 27:36And 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 blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
- Genesis 43:33And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 21:17But 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; the right of the firstborn is his.Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 5:1Now 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 sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.
- 1 Chronicles 5:2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).