Know the Word.

Hebrew word

bâkar

baw-kar'

בָּכַר

What it means

to give the birthright

Where it comes from

a primitive root; properly, to burst the womb, i.e. (causatively) bear or make early fruit (of woman or tree); also (as denominative from bikkûwr (בִּכּוּר))

How the King James translates it

  • firstling1
  • firstborn1
  • child1
  • fruit1

Every place it appears 4

Leviticus27:26
Deuteronomy21:16
Jeremiah4:31
Ezekiel47:12
bâkar — Hebrew word meaning “to give the birthright”