בכר

Hebrew

Root
ב־כ־ר (b-k-r)

Pronunciation

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Noun

בֶּכֶר • (békher) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A young camel.
   • Tanach, Isaiah 60:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     שִׁפְעַת גְּמַלִּים תְּכַסֵּךְ בִּכְרֵי מִדְיָן וְעֵיפָה

     shif'át g'malím t'chaséch bichré midyán v'efá

     The caravan of camels shall cover thee, and of the young camels of Midian and Ephah

Proper noun

בֶּכֶר • (békher) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a male given name, Becher
   • Tanach, Numbers 26:35, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְשׁוּתֶלַח מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשֻּׁתַלְחִי לְבֶכֶר מִשְׁפַּחַת הַבַּכְרִי לְתַחַן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַתַּחֲנִי

     éle v'ne-efráyim l'mishp'chotám l'shutélach mishpáchat hashutalchí l'vécher mishpáchat habachrí l'táchan mishpáchat hatachaní

     These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

Noun

בְּכֹר • (b'khór) m

1. defective spelling of בְּכוֹר

Verb

בִּכֵּר • (bikér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ביכר