Word Study · Strong's H1069 · Hebrew

בָּכַר

bakar

baw-kar'

Strong's 1890 spelling: bâkar

“to give the birthright”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to give the birthright

Rendered in the KJV as

make firstborn, be firstling, bring forth first child (new fruit).

4
occurrencesin the Old Testament
4 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

יְבַכֵּ֔ר1
יְבֻכַּ֤ר1
כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔ה1
לְבַכֵּר֙1

How it is rendered · 4

it will be born a firstling1
it will bear early fruit1
like a [woman] bearing a first child1
to treat as firstborn1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

preposition + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
preposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)1
verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · intensive passive (pual), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HR/Vhrfsa · 1
HR/Vpcc · 1
HVpi3ms · 1
HVPi3ms · 1

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Leviticus1 of 4 · 25%
Deuteronomy1 of 4 · 25%
Jeremiah1 of 4 · 25%
Ezekiel1 of 4 · 25%

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Leviticus1 occurrence

Leviticus 27:26יְבֻכַּ֤רyevukarverb · intensive passive (pual), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularBut 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.here: it will be born a firstling

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 21:16לְבַכֵּר֙levakerpreposition + verb · intensive (piel), infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to treat as firstborn

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 4:31כְּמַבְכִּירָ֔הkemavkirahpreposition + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularFor 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!”here: like a [woman] bearing a first child

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 47:12יְבַכֵּ֔רyevakerverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAlong 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.”here: it will bear early fruit

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