בכורה

Hebrew

Root
ב־כ־ר (b-k-r)

Noun

בְּכוֹרָה • (b'khorá) f (plural indefinite בְּכוֹרוֹת)

1. birthright of the firstborn son, primogeniture
2. precedence

Noun

בְּכוֹרָה • (b'khorá) f (plural indefinite בְּכוֹרוֹת, masculine counterpart בְּכוֹר)

1. firstborn daughter

Noun

בַּכּוּרָה • (bakurá) f (plural indefinite בַּכּוּרוֹת)

1. early-ripening fig

Noun

בִּכּוּרָה • (bikurá) f (plural indefinite בִּכּוּרוֹת)

1. Alternative form of בַּכּוּרָה (bakurá)

Related terms

• ביכור (bikúr)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּכוֹרָה.

Noun

בכורה • (pkhoyre) f

1. right of the firstborn; inheritance by means of primogeniture
2. precedence, priority

Related terms

• בכור (firstborn son)