Bekhor (בכור) means firstborn in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
בְּכוֹר
bekhor
noun · masculine
In English
firstborn
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Bekhor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הצאצא הראשון של אדם, בעל חיים, ואף צמח.
כִּי אֶת הַבְּכֹר בֶּן הַשְּׂנוּאָה יַכִּיר לָתֶת לוֹ פִּי שְׁנַיִם בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא לוֹ כִּי הוּא רֵאשִׁית אֹנוֹ לוֹ מִשְׁפַּט הַבְּכֹרָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bekhor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בְּכוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- בכור
- Said
- bekhor
- Root
- ב־כ־ר
- Pattern
- קְטוֹל
- Plural
- בְּכוֹרִים
- Inflections
- ר' בְּכוֹרִים
- Gematria
- 228
This is how Bekhor is said in other languages.
- English
- firstborn
- Russian
- первенец
- Spanish
- primogénito
These words mean nearly the same as Bekhor.
The word Bekhor is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מכת בכורות
- מסכת בכורות
- בכור שוטה
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The word Bekhor comes from the root ב־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Bekhor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bekhor.
What does Bekhor (בכור) mean in Hebrew?
Bekhor (בכור) means firstborn. It is said bekhor, with the stress on be.
What is a synonym for Bekhor (בכור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bekhor (בכור) are ביכור.
Is Bekhor (בכור) masculine or feminine?
The word Bekhor (בכור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בְּכוֹרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בכור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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