בָּכַר
ba.kharto be/bear firstbornHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb4 occurrences4 books4 verses
Definition
a primitive root; properly, to burst the womb, i.e. (causatively) bear or make early fruit (of woman or tree); also (as denominative from H1061) to give the birthright
Traditional renderings: make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child (new fruit).
Traditional renderings: make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child (new fruit).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Leviticus 27:26יְבֻכַּ֤ר · a firstbornBut no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.
- Deuteronomy 21:16לְבַכֵּר֙ · [the son]…when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.
- Jeremiah 4:31כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה · like one bearing her first childFor I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child—the cry of the Daughter of Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands to say, “Woe is me, for my soul faints before the murderers!”
- Ezekiel 47:12יְבַכֵּ֔ר · they will bear fruitAlong both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”