1 Chronicles 9:36:21 Chr.9.36.W2TAB
הַבְּכ֖וֹר
habekhor
“the firstborn”
- Transliteration
- ha-be-KHOR
- Extended
- hah-beh-KHOHR
- IPA
- /habbəˈxoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the firstborn
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-be-KHOR
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-NO ha-be-KHOR
- clause
u-ve-NO ha-be-KHOR a-ved-DON
- sentence
u-ve-NO ha-be-KHOR a-ved-DON ve-TSUR ve-KISH u-va-AL ve-NER ve-na-DAV
Exegesis
The noun bekhor {הַבְּכוֹר | ha-ḇə-khôr} with the definite article asserts primogeniture emphasis.
Root and etymology
b-k-rbet–kaph–resh
“firstborn”
In context — 1 Chronicles 9:36
And his son , the firstborn , was Abdon; then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, and Nadab.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 9:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 9:36, so the Hebrew word הַבְּכ֖וֹר (habekhor) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.9.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.9.36.W2.S1) and character.