firstborn
part of speech
noun (firstborn, firstborns); adjective (firstborn)
meaning for a pupil
1) The first child born to a family; the eldest child. tree →
2) (Bible) In the Bible the firstborn son had special rights and duties, and the firstborn of Egypt are part of the Passover story. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the firstborn son was due special rights and a double share, and the firstborn belonged to God. Interpretation: Jewish law has the firstborn son "redeemed" with five silver coins a month after birth, and firstborn males fast on the day before Passover in memory of the plague on Egypt. In the primary lessons: In family stories it tells the reader who is the eldest child. In Bible lessons it appears in the stories of Esau and Jacob, and of the Passover in Egypt; Jesus is called Mary's firstborn son. Phrases: firstborn son, firstborn child, her firstborn.
examples
- And Canaan begot Zidon his firstborn, and Heth; (Torah GEN.10.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one with another. (Torah GEN.43.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. (Writings 1CH.3.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. (Writings 1CH.8.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were baked on griddles. (Writings 1CH.9.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- Emma is the firstborn, so she is the oldest of the three. tree →
- The king's firstborn son would one day become king. tree →
- In the Bible, Esau was Isaac's firstborn son. tree →
- Our cat's firstborn kitten is the biggest. tree →
- Being the firstborn means you often help with the little ones. tree →
- The Passover story tells about the firstborn of Egypt. tree →
note
Can be written firstborn or first-born. Opposite idea: youngest, last-born. Not about birthday order in a class, only about children of the same parents.
In the corpora
- And Canaan begot Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;
- And the sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
- And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
- Ten plagues struck Egypt, from the river Nile turning to blood to the death of the firstborn.
Trees and pragmatics
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