Lexical Summary peter: that which separates or first opens Original Word: פֶטֶרTransliteration: peter Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-ter) Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: that which separates or first opens Meaning: that which separates or first opens Strong's Concordance firstling, opening, such as open Or pitrah {pit-raw'}; from patar; a fissure, i.e. (concretely) firstling (as opening the matrix) -- firstling, openeth, such as open. see HEBREW patar Brown-Driver-Briggs H6363. peter מֶּ֫טֶר noun [masculine] that which separates, first opens; — construct, ׳מּ רֶחֶם i. e. firstborn, of man and beast, Ezekiel 20:26; Exodus 13:12, 15; 34:19; Numbers 18:15; appositive בְּכוֺר Exodus 13:2; Numbers 3:12; רֶחֶם omitted Exodus 13:12-13, 34:19-20,. [מִּטְרָה] noun feminine id., כָּלרֶֿחֶם מִּטְרַת Numbers 8:16. |
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