Words the Bible translates as firstborn
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- prōtotokosπρωτότοκοςfirstborn: the eldest child and heir, and by extension the one who holds the firstborn's rank of first place, inheritance, and family headship
- bekhorבְּכוֹרthe firstborn: the first child or animal a mother bears, and the rank and rights that come with being first
- peterפֶּטֶרthe first offspring to open a mother's womb, whether a child or a newborn animal, which the law set apart for God
- bekhirahבְּכִירָהfirstbornnot studied yet
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