What does בִּכּוּר (bikûr) mean in the Bible?
בִּכּוּר (bikûr): First-fruits consecrated to God as acknowledgment of His ownership and blessing of the harvest
Hebrew · H1061
בִּכּוּר
The first-fruits of the crop
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בִּכּוּר H1061
Pronunciation bikûr
What does בִּכּוּר (bikûr) mean in the Bible?
בִּכּוּר (bikûr): First-fruits consecrated to God as acknowledgment of His ownership and blessing of the harvest
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1061?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the firstfruits (3), The firstfruits (3), of firstfruits (2), with the firstfruits (2), - (1).
Where does בִּכּוּר (bikûr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 23:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (4), Leviticus (4), Nehemiah (3), Numbers (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of the firstfruits 3× Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Leviticus 23:20
The firstfruits 3× Numbers 18:13, Nehemiah 10:35, Ezekiel 44:30
of firstfruits 2× Leviticus 2:14, Numbers 28:26
with the firstfruits 2× Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:22
- 1× Leviticus 2:14
. . . 1× Nehemiah 10:35
and for the firstfruits 1× Nehemiah 13:31
as the firstfruits 1× Leviticus 23:17
for the first ripe 1× Numbers 13:20
from the first 1× 2 Kings 4:42
the first ripe figs 1× Nahum 3:12
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 23:16 בִּכּוּרֵ֣י to with the firstfruits Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 23:19 בִּכּוּרֵי֙ to of the firstfruits Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 34:22 בִּכּוּרֵ֖י to with the firstfruits Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 34:26 בִּכּוּרֵי֙ to of the firstfruits Noun - masculine plural construct Leviticus 2:14 בִּכּוּרִ֖ים to of firstfruits Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 2:14 בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ׃ to - Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 23:17 בִּכּוּרִ֖ים to as the firstfruits Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 23:20 הַבִּכּוּרִ֤ים to of the firstfruits Article | Noun - masculine plural Numbers 13:20 בִּכּוּרֵ֥י to for the first ripe Noun - masculine plural construct Numbers 18:13 בִּכּוּרֵ֞י to The firstfruits Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 23:16
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 7
Exodus 4 Leviticus 4 Numbers 3 2 Kings 1 Nehemiah 3 Ezekiel 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
בִּכּוּרֵ֣י 2x bik·kū·rê Exodus 23:16, Nehemiah 10:35
בִּכּוּרֵי֙ 2x bik·kū·rê Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26
בִּכּוּרִ֖ים 2x bik·kū·rîm Leviticus 2:14, Leviticus 23:17
בִּכּוּרֵ֖י 1x bik·kū·rê Exodus 34:22
בִּכּוּרֵ֥י 1x bik·kū·rê Numbers 13:20
בִּכּוּרֵ֞י 1x bik·kū·rê Numbers 18:13
בִּכּ֨וּרֵי 1x bik·kū·rê Ezekiel 44:30
בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ׃ 1x bik·kū·re·ḵā Leviticus 2:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 8x Exodus 23:16, Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:22, Exodus 34:26
Noun - masculine plural 4x Leviticus 2:14, Leviticus 23:17, 2 Kings 4:42, Nahum 3:12
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Leviticus 23:20, Numbers 28:26
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Nehemiah 10:35
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Nehemiah 13:31
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 2:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. First-fruits consecrated to God as acknowledgment of His ownership and blessing of the harvest
Source Gloss
the first-fruits of the crop
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
First-fruits consecrated to God as acknowledgment of His ownership and blessing of the harvest
the first-fruits of the crop BDB: first-fruits Usage: first fruit (-ripe (figuratively)), hasty fruit.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
grain offering of newly ripened ears of grain from the harvest
Showing 1 selected witness from 18 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
בִּכּוּר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain