The meaning of “בִּכּוּר”
Understanding bikkûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
first fruit (-ripe (figuratively)), hasty fruit. - the first-fruits of the crop 1) first-fruits 1a) the first of the cro...
בִּכּוּר
first fruit (-ripe (figuratively)), hasty fruit. - the first-fruits of the crop 1) first-fruits 1a) the first of the crops and fruit that ripened, was gathered, and offered to God according to the ritual of Pentecost 1b) the bread made of the new grain offered at Pentecost 1c) the day of the first-fruits (Pentecost)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 34:22 | “And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year’s end.” Word: בִּכּוּר (bikkûwr) | |
| Leviticus 23:17 | “Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord.” Word: בִּכּוּר (bikkûwr) | |
| Numbers 18:13 | “And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the Lord, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it.” Word: בִּכּוּר (bikkûwr) | |
| 2 Kings 4:42 | “And there came a man from Baal–shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.” Word: בִּכּוּר (bikkûwr) | |
| Nehemiah 13:31 | “And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good. ” Word: בִּכּוּר (bikkûwr) |
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