Strong H6363H6363Aפֶּ֫טֶר

firstborn

One of the 2 senses of Strong H6363

Transliteration
peţer piţrâh
Pronunciation
{peh'-ter} pit-raw'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

firstborn, firstling, that which separates or first opens
Also means: pit.rah (פִּטְרָה "firstborn" H6363B)

General definition

From H6362; a {fissure} that {is} (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix): - {firstling} {openeth} such as open.

In the Bible

Strong H6363A appears in 9 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • openeth5
  • firstling3
  • mine1
  • thing1
  • whatsoever1

First verses

  1. Exodus 13:2
    Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
  2. Exodus 13:12
    That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord’s.
  3. Exodus 13:13
    And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.
  4. Exodus 13:15
    And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
  5. Exodus 34:19
    All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.
  6. Exodus 34:20
    But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
  7. Numbers 3:12
    And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine;
  8. Numbers 18:15
    Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.
  9. Ezekiel 20:26
    And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.
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