The meaning of “בְּכוֹרַת”

Understanding Bᵉkôwrath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H1064

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

בְּכוֹרַת

Phoneticbek-o-rath'

TransliterationBᵉkôwrath

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

feminine of בְּכוֹרָה; primogeniture Bechorath. - § Bechorath = "first-born" - Bekorath, an Israelite 1) a Benjamite ancestor of Saul

Scripture References

1 total references

Reference	Text
1 Samuel 9:1	“Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.”

Total Occurrences

Most Frequent Book

1 Samuel

Book Distribution

1 Samuel1

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