בְּכִירָה
bĕkîrâ
first-born
Strong's H1067NounHebrewTWOT 244d

בְּכִירָה (bĕkîrâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning first-born. It appears 6 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1067).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 244d)

Range of meaning (TWOT 244d)first-born; eldest; firstborn
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בְּכִירָה noun, feminine: first-born

Strong's H1067 בְּכִירָה: the eldest daughter
KJV:firstborn.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 244: בָּכַר bākar — bear early, new fruit, make, constitute as first-born; born, made a firstling; give the birthright; make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child

See it in Scripture

Genesis 19:311 Samuel 14:49

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