Word Study

The meaning of בִּכּוּר

Understanding bikkûwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H1061
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

בִּכּוּר

Phoneticbik-koor'
Transliterationbikkûwr
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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)

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

16 total references
ReferenceText
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.

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.

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.

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.

Nehemiah 13:31

And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
16x
Most Frequent Book
Exodus
Book Distribution
Exodus4
Leviticus3
Numbers3
2 Kings1
Nehemiah2
Isaiah1
Ezekiel1
Nahum1

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'בִּכּוּר' deepen your understanding of Exodus 34:22?

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