Original Language Studio
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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H6363 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix)
- Derivation
- or פִּטְרָה; from H6362 (פָּטַר);
- KJV renderings
- firstling, openeth, such as open.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- פֶ֤טֶר — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 12 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 13:2Exodus 13:12Exodus 13:12Exodus 13:13Exodus 13:15
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פֶּטֶר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.