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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1067. בְּכִירָה (bekirah) -- Firstborn daughter</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1067.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/19-31.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1067.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1067</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1066.htm" title="1066">◄</a> 1067. bekirah <a href="../hebrew/1068.htm" title="1068">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">bekirah: Firstborn daughter</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בְּכִירָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>bekiyrah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>beh-kee-rah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bek-ee-raw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Firstborn daughter<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the eldest daughter<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root בָּכַר (bakar), meaning "to be firstborn" or "to bear early fruit."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent for "firstborn" is πρωτότοκος (prototokos), Strong's Greek 4416, which is used in the New Testament to describe Jesus Christ as the "firstborn over all creation" (Colossians 1:15, BSB).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "bekirah" refers to the firstborn daughter in a family. In the Hebrew culture, the concept of the firstborn held significant importance, often associated with inheritance rights and familial responsibilities. While the term "bekirah" specifically denotes a female firstborn, it is less frequently used in the Hebrew Bible compared to its male counterpart, "bekor" (בְּכוֹר).<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, the firstborn child, whether male or female, held a special status. The firstborn son typically received a double portion of the inheritance and was expected to assume leadership of the family upon the father's passing. Although the firstborn daughter did not have the same inheritance rights, her role was still significant in terms of family dynamics and responsibilities. The concept of the firstborn is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, symbolizing primacy, blessing, and sometimes divine favor or selection.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1069.htm">bakar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>first-born (always of women)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>firstborn (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בְּכִירָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>first-born</b></font>, always of women <a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-31.htm">Genesis 19:31</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/9-33.htm">Genesis 9:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-34.htm">Genesis 19:34,37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/29-26.htm">Genesis 29:26</a> (JE) <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-49.htm">1 Samuel 14:49</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>firstborn <p>Feminine from <a href="/hebrew/1069.htm">bakar</a>; the eldest daughter -- firstborn. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1069.htm">bakar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַבְּכִירָ֛ה הַבְּכִירָֽה׃ הַבְּכִירָה֙ הבכירה הבכירה׃ hab·bə·ḵî·rāh habbechiRah habbəḵîrāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/19-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 19:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַתֹּ֧אמֶר <b> הַבְּכִירָ֛ה </b> אֶל־ הַצְּעִירָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Then the firstborn</span> said<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the firstborn</span> said<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> said <span class="itali">the firstborn</span> to the younger<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/19-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 19:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ה֑וּא וַתָּבֹ֤א <b> הַבְּכִירָה֙ </b> וַתִּשְׁכַּ֣ב אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that night, <span class="itali">and the firstborn</span> went<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that night: <span class="itali">and the firstborn</span> went in,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he went <span class="itali">and the firstborn</span> and lay with<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/19-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 19:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַתֹּ֤אמֶר <b> הַבְּכִירָה֙ </b> אֶל־ הַצְּעִירָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> On the following day, <span class="itali">the firstborn</span> said<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, <span class="itali">that the firstborn</span> said<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the following said <span class="itali">the firstborn</span> to the younger<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/19-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 19:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַתֵּ֤לֶד <b> הַבְּכִירָה֙ </b> בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The firstborn</span> bore a son,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the firstborn</span> bare a son,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/19-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bore <span class="itali">the firstborn</span> A son and called<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/29-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 29:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַצְּעִירָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י <b> הַבְּכִירָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the younger before <span class="itali">the firstborn.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the younger before <span class="itali">the firstborn.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/29-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the younger before <span class="itali">the firstborn</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/14-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 14:49</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְנֹתָ֔יו שֵׁ֤ם <b> הַבְּכִירָה֙ </b> מֵרַ֔ב וְשֵׁ֥ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [were these]: the name <span class="itali">of the firstborn</span> Merab<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [were these]; the name <span class="itali">of the firstborn</span> Merab,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/14-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> daughters the name <span class="itali">of the firstborn</span> Merab and the name<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1067.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1067.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1067<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/habbechirah_1067.htm">hab·bə·ḵî·rāh — 6 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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