פֶּ֫טֶר
pe.ter
firstborn
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the data provided, the Hebrew word פֶּ֫טֶר (pe.ter) has a short definition of "firstborn." As a member of the semantic domain of Kinship & Family, this word is primarily related to familial relationships and heredity. The fact that there are 11 occurrences of this word in the Bible indicates that it holds some significance in the narrative and themes of the Hebrew scriptures. In the context of a firstborn, this word likely refers to the eldest child in a family, who typically inherited certain privileges and responsibilities. The fact that it is part of the Kinship & Family semantic domain suggests that the concept of inheritance and family dynamics played an important role in ancient Hebrew culture. The frequency of this word in the Bible may indicate that this concept was particularly significant in the narrative of the Israelites, possibly due to the importance of inheritance rights in ancient societies.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused all that opens the womb to pass through the fire, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am Yahweh.” ’
Exodus 13:2“Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”
Exodus 13:12that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have. The males shall be Yahweh’s.
Exodus 13:12that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have. The males shall be Yahweh’s.
Exodus 13:13Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.
Exodus 13:15When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of livestock. Therefore I sacrifice to Yahweh all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’
Exodus 34:19“All that opens the womb is mine; and all your livestock that is male, the firstborn of cow and sheep.
Exodus 34:19“All that opens the womb is mine; and all your livestock that is male, the firstborn of cow and sheep.
Exodus 34:20You shall redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb. If you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck. You shall redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before me empty.
Numbers 3:12“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine,
Numbers 18:15Everything that opens the womb, of all flesh which they offer to Yahweh, both of man and animal, shall be yours. Nevertheless, you shall surely redeem the firstborn of man, and you shall redeem the firstborn of unclean animals.