TBESH · H1062
בְּכֹרָה · be.kho.rah · birthright
birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born
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be.kho.rah H1062
בְּכֹרָה (be.kho.rah) means “birthright” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
בְּכֹרָה Hebrew · H1062 10 tagged occurrences in 9 verses
Pronunciation guide: bek-o-raw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or (short) בְּכֹרָה; feminine of H1060 (בְּכוֹר); the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
KJV glosses: birthright, firstborn(-ling).
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How translators render H1062
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| his birthright | 2 |
| the birthright | 2 |
| according to birthright | 1 |
| in order by age | 1 |
| is a birthright | 1 |
| my birthright | 1 |
| of the firstborn | 1 |
| your birthright | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and the firstlings | 3 |
| his birthright | 2 |
| according to his birthright | 1 |
| after the birthright | 1 |
| and what profit shall this birthright | 1 |
| birthright | 1 |
| but the birthright | 1 |
| my birthright | 1 |
| of the firstborn | 1 |
| of the firstlings | 1 |
| or the firstlings | 1 |
| thy birthright | 1 |
Verses containing H1062
Page 1 of 1. 9 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 25:31
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“First sell me your birthright,” Jacob replied.
Read word by word - Genesis 25:32
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
Read word by word - Genesis 25:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Swear to me first,” Jacob said. So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.
Read word by word - Genesis 25:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Genesis 27:36
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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?”
Read word by word - Genesis 43:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 21:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 5:1
· BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 5:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
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