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בְּכוֹר בּוּכְרָא‏ n.m. firstborn

firstborn Com. TgJ Jer4:31 : עָקָא כְאִיתָא דִמשָרְיָא לְמֵילַד בְכוֹר‏ distress like that of a woman starting to give birth to a firstborn. PJ Gen38:7 : והוה ער בוכרא דיהודה ביש קדם ייי‏ . human Com^-OA^-OfA^-BA^-MA. animal Com^-OA^-OfA^-BA^-MA. TgO Deut12:17 : בכוֹרֵי תוֹרָך וְעָנָך‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 102b; DJBA: 190b; Jastrow: 145; Levy Ch-W: 1:97; Tal Sam: 97;

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Derivatives:

bwkrh, bwkrtˀ (būḵrā, būḵrṯā (bḵurtā)) n.f. firstborn, first blossoming

bkwrh, bkwrtˀ n.f. birthright, primogeniture

bkwrw, bkwrwtˀ (bḵōrū, bḵōrūṯā) n.f. birthright, primogeniture