Bᵉkôwr — H1060

H1060 · Hebrew — בכור

Pronunciation: bek-ore'

Definition

masculine noun

firstborn; hence, chief

  1. firstborn, firstling
    1. of men and women
    2. of animals
    3. noun of relation (fig.)

Usually translated as

firstborn, firstling, eldest

Origin

from H1069

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Bᵉkôwr occurs 117 times in 96 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (15), Exodus (11), Leviticus (1), Numbers (18), Deuteronomy (6), Joshua (2), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (23), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Job (3), Psalms (5), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Micah (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — B