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peṭer פֶּ֫טֶר ‘firstborn’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from pāṭar פָּטַר ‘to separate’
Roots: פטר
Variants: פֶּ֫טֶר, פִּטְרָה

peṭer n, m
1) firstborn, firstling, that which separates or first opens

Mentioned in Exodus 13:2, 13:13, 13:15, 34:20, 13:12, 34:19 Numbers 18:15, 3:12, 8:16 Ezekiel 20:26

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