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Bocheru — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֹּכְרוּ

בֹּכְרוּ

Bôkᵉrûw · pronounced bo-ker-oo' · Strong's H1074 · a man

Bocheru means first-born.

Built from

בָּכַר bâkar (from, H1069) — properly, to burst the womb, i.e. (causatively) bear or make early fruit (of woman or tree) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1069; first-born; Bokeru, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Chr 8:38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. (KJV)

Every verse that names Bocheru

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 8:381Chr 9:44

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