Strong’s H1064 · Hebrew

בְּכוֹרַת
Bᵉkôwrath
bek-o-rath'

Definition

Bekorath, an Israelite

Etymology

feminine of H1062 (בְּכוֹרָה); primogeniture;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Bechorath

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What the first audience heard

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