About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt, and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die.
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Firstborn
//ˈfɜː(ɹ)stˌbɔː(ɹ)n//
Synonyms for "firstborn" (3 found)
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1 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived from
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
106 translations across 53 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πρωτότοκος adj (born as the first one in a family)
Arabic
1 entries- بِكْر noun (the first child in a family)
Armenian
4 entries- անդրանիկ adj (born as the first one in a family)
- առաջնեկ adj (born as the first one in a family)
- անդրանիկ noun (the first child in a family)
- առաջնեկ noun (the first child in a family)
Bikol Central
2 entries- matua adj (born as the first one in a family)
- kamatuhan noun (the first child in a family)
Bulgarian
3 entries- първороден adj (born as the first one in a family)
- първене́ц noun (the first child in a family)
- първоро́ден noun (the first child in a family)
Catalan
3 entries- primogènit adj (born as the first one in a family)
- primogènit noun (the first child in a family)
- primogènita noun (the first child in a family)
Czech
2 entries- prvorozený adj (born as the first one in a family)
- prvorozený noun (the first child in a family)
Dutch
2 entries- eersteling noun (the first child in a family)
- eerstgeborene noun (the first child in a family)
Esperanto
1 entries- unuenaskito noun (the first child in a family)
Ewe
1 entries- ŋgɔgbevi noun (the first child in a family)
Finnish
4 entries- esikois adj (born as the first one in a family)
- vanhin adj (born as the first one in a family)
- vanhin adj (most excellent or distinguished)
- ykkös adj (most excellent or distinguished)
French
3 entries- ainé noun (the first child in a family)
- aîné noun (the first child in a family)
- premier-né noun (the first child in a family)
Galician
3 entries- primoxénito adj (born as the first one in a family)
- primoxénita noun (the first child in a family)
- primoxénito noun (the first child in a family)
Georgian
1 entries- პირმშო noun (the first child in a family)
German
3 entries- erstgeboren adj (born as the first one in a family)
- Erstgeborene noun (the first child in a family)
- m noun (the first child in a family)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 noun (the first child in a family)
Hebrew
1 entries- בְּכוֹר noun (the first child in a family)
Hindi
2 entries- अग्रज noun (the first child in a family)
- अग्रजा noun (the first child in a family)
Hungarian
2 entries- elsőszülött adj (born as the first one in a family)
- elsőszülött noun (the first child in a family)
Ido
1 entries- naskinto unesma noun (the first child in a family)
Indonesian
2 entries- sulung adj (born as the first one in a family)
- anak sulung noun (the first child in a family)
Irish
1 entries- céadghin noun (the first child in a family)
Italian
2 entries- primogenito adj (born as the first one in a family)
- primogenito noun (the first child in a family)
Japanese
4 entries- 初子 noun (the first child in a family)
- 初生 noun (the first child in a family)
- 総領 noun (the first child in a family)
- 長女 noun (the first child in a family)
Kazakh
2 entries- тұңғыш adj (born as the first one in a family)
- тұңғыш noun (the first child in a family)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- nîuchòng noun (the first child in a family)
Kikuyu
1 entries- irigithathi noun (the first child in a family)
Korean
1 entries- 맏이 noun (the first child in a family)
Latin
1 entries- prīmōgenitus adj (born as the first one in a family)
Lingala
2 entries- bola adj (born as the first one in a family)
- bola noun (the first child in a family)
Lower Tanana
1 entries- tthaxw bexulanenh noun (the first child in a family)
Macedonian
3 entries- првокла́сен adj (most excellent or distinguished)
- прворо́ден adj (born as the first one in a family)
- првенец noun (the first child in a family)
Malay
1 entries- anak sulung noun (the first child in a family)
Māori
4 entries- muanga adj (born as the first one in a family)
- mātāmua adj (born as the first one in a family)
- muanga noun (the first child in a family)
- mātāmua noun (the first child in a family)
Navajo
1 entries- alą́ąjįʼ naaghá adj (born as the first one in a family)
Old English
1 entries- frumbearn noun (the first child in a family)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بكر noun (the first child in a family)
Persian
1 entries- نخری noun (the first child in a family)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- ieeschtjebuarna adj (born as the first one in a family)
Polish
3 entries- pierworodny adj (born as the first one in a family)
- pierwsza klasa adj (most excellent or distinguished)
- pierworodny noun (the first child in a family)
Portuguese
4 entries- primogénito adj (born as the first one in a family)
- primogênito adj (born as the first one in a family)
- morgado noun (the first child in a family)
- primogénito noun (the first child in a family)
Romanian
2 entries- prima născută noun (the first child in a family)
- primul născut noun (the first child in a family)
Russian
2 entries- пе́рвенец noun (the first child in a family)
- перворождённый noun (the first child in a family)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ciad-ghin noun (the first child in a family)
Slovak
2 entries- prvorodený adj (born as the first one in a family)
- prvorodený noun (the first child in a family)
Spanish
2 entries- primogénita noun (the first child in a family)
- primogénito noun (the first child in a family)
Swahili
3 entries- chudere noun (the first child in a family)
- kifungua mimba noun (the first child in a family)
- mwanambee noun (the first child in a family)
Swedish
2 entries- förstfödd adj (born as the first one in a family)
- förstfödd noun (the first child in a family)
Tagalog
2 entries- panganay adj (born as the first one in a family)
- panganay noun (the first child in a family)
Turkish
1 entries- ilkdoğan noun (the first child in a family)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎁𐎋𐎗 noun (the first child in a family)
Welsh
2 entries- cyntaf-anedig adj (born as the first one in a family)
- plentyn cyntaf-anedig noun (the first child in a family)
Yiddish
1 entries- בכור noun (the first child in a family)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
And Jacob said: I am Esau, thy firstborn: I have done as thou didst command me: arise, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Source: tatoeba (7867945)
And Isaac said to him: Why! who art thou? He answered: I am thy firstborn son, Esau.
Source: tatoeba (7867963)
And he called the name of the firstborn Manasses, saying: God hath made me to forget all my labours, and my father's house.
Source: tatoeba (7884582)
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