Bekhora (בכורה) means precedence in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
precedence
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bekhora.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זכות המקנה יתרון ועדיפות לראשון או לראשונים.
וְיַעֲקֹב נָתַן לְעֵשָׂו לֶחֶם וּנְזִיד עֲדָשִׁים, וַיֹּאכַל וַיֵּשְׁתְּ, וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ; וַיִּבֶז עֵשָׂו אֶת הַבְּכֹרָה.
- 2המתקיים לראשונה (כחלק מצרף המציין אירוע).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bekhora is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בְּכוֹרָה
- Written without vowel points
- בכורה
- Said
- bekhora
- Root
- ב־כ־ר
- Pattern
- קְטוֹלָה
- Plural
- בְּכוֹרוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' בְּכוֹרוֹת; בְּכוֹרַת־, ר' בְּכוֹרוֹת־
- Gematria
- 233
This is how Bekhora is said in other languages.
- English
- precedence
- French
- priorité
- Spanish
- precedencia
- German
- Vorrang
These words mean nearly the same as Bekhora.
- דין קדימה
- זכות ראשונים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Bekhora.
The word Bekhora is part of these phrases and sayings.
- הפלגת בכורה
- הצגת בכורה
- טיסת בכורה
- טרום בכורה
- נזיד עדשים
- מניית בכורה
- נאום בכורה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bekhora comes from the root ב־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Bekhora in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bekhora.
What does Bekhora (בכורה) mean in Hebrew?
Bekhora (בכורה) means precedence. It is said bekhora, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Bekhora (בכורה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bekhora (בכורה) are דין קדימה and זכות ראשונים.
What rhymes with Bekhora (בכורה)?
Words that rhyme with Bekhora (בכורה) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
Is Bekhora (בכורה) masculine or feminine?
The word Bekhora (בכורה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is בְּכוֹרוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בכורה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.