FIRST-BORNa.
1. First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; as the first-born son.
2. Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted. Christ is called the first-born of every creature. Colossians 1:15.
FIRST-BORNn.
The eldest child; the first in the order of birth.
The first-born of the poor are the most wretched. Isaiah 14:30.
The first-born of death is the most terrible death. Job 18:13.