# H1060 בְּכוֹר

בְּכוֹר (bᵉkôwr), Strong’s H1060: firstborn; hence, chief KJV: eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).. Occurs 118 times.

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*bᵉkôwr* — firstborn; hence, chief

KJV: eldest (son), firstborn(-ling).

Derived from [בָּכַר bâkar](https://besorah.bible/word/H1069) (to give the birthright)

Occurs 118 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בְּכוֹר 122 n.m. first-born
- 1 men and women
- 2 animals
- 3 figurative

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 10:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/10?v=15) — Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
- [Genesis 22:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/22?v=21) — Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
- [Genesis 25:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/25?v=13) — These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of…
- [Genesis 27:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/27?v=19) — Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done what you asked me to do. Please arise, sit and eat of…
- [Genesis 27:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/27?v=32) — Isaac his father said to him, “Who are you?” He said, “I am your son, your firstborn, Esau.”
- [Genesis 35:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/35?v=23) — The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- [Genesis 36:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=15) — These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief…
- [Genesis 38:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/38?v=6) — Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
- [Genesis 38:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/38?v=7) — Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight. So the LORD killed him.
- [Genesis 41:51](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/41?v=51) — Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my…