Makat bekhorot (מכת בכורות) means death of the firstborn in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת
makat bekhorot
noun · feminine
In English
death of the firstborn
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Makat bekhorot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1המכה האחרונה שניתנה למצרים לפי סדר המכות, בה מתו מבכור אדם ועד לבכור בהמה.
The word Makat bekhorot is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- מכת בכורות
- Said
- makat bekhorot
- Root
- נ־כ־ה
- Gematria
- 1,094
This is how Makat bekhorot is said in other languages.
- English
- death of the firstborn
The word Makat bekhorot comes from the root נ־כ־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Makat bekhorot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makat bekhorot.
What does Makat bekhorot (מכת בכורות) mean in Hebrew?
Makat bekhorot (מכת בכורות) means death of the firstborn. It is said makat bekhorot, with the stress on kat.
Is Makat bekhorot (מכת בכורות) masculine or feminine?
The word Makat bekhorot (מכת בכורות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכת בכורות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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