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בכורה

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Hebrew

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Root
ב־כ־ר (b-k-r)

Noun

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בְּכוֹרָה (b'khoráf (plural indefinite בְּכוֹרוֹת)

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

Noun

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בְּכוֹרָה (b'khoráf (plural indefinite בְּכוֹרוֹת, masculine counterpart בְּכוֹר)

  1. firstborn daughter

Noun

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בַּכּוּרָה (bakuráf (plural indefinite בַּכּוּרוֹת)

  1. early-ripening fig

Noun

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בִּכּוּרָה (bikuráf (plural indefinite בִּכּוּרוֹת)

  1. Alternative form of בַּכּוּרָה (bakurá)
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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew בְּכוֹרָה.

Noun

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בכורה (pkhoyref

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