Strong's Hebrew · H1060

בְּכוֹר

bᵉkôwr · bek-ore'

eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).

Definition

firstborn; hence, chief

Derivation

from H1069 (בָּכַר);

Appears 122 times in Scripture

Genesis 25:13

These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

Exodus 11:5

and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.

Genesis 22:21

Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

Genesis 36:15

These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

Zechariah 12:10

Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

Genesis 10:15

And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

Genesis 4:4

while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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