בְּכוֹרָה

Strong’s Definition

the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture

Etymology & Derivation

or (short) בְּכֹרָה; feminine of H1060 (בְּכוֹר);

KJV Usage

birthright, firstborn(-ling).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.birthright, primogeniture, right of the first-born

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bᵉkôwrâh; Pronunciation: bek-o-raw'