Firstborn of Israel
A term for the sons of the Tribe of Reuben. By extension: a term for the people of Israel.
(“And the sons of Reuben were the firstborn of Israel; their generations, by their families, to their father’s house” – Numbers 1:20)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בְּכוֹר יִשְׂרָאֵל
Definition (Hebrew)
כִּנּוּי לִבְנֵי שֵׁבֶט רְאוּבֵן. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: כִּנּוּי לְעַם יִשְׂרָאֵל.
("וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי רְאוּבֵן בְּכֹר יִשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹלְדֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם" – בַּמִּדְבָּר א כ)