What does בִּכּוּרָה (bikkurah) mean in the Bible?
בִּכּוּרָה (bikkurah): Early figs represent the first, choicest fruit—a metaphor for Israel's earliest faithfulness or the nation's primacy among peoples
Hebrew · H1063
בִּכּוּרָה
The early fig
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בִּכּוּרָהH1063
Pronunciationbikkurah
What does בִּכּוּרָה (bikkurah) mean in the Bible?
בִּכּוּרָה (bikkurah): Early figs represent the first, choicest fruit—a metaphor for Israel's earliest faithfulness or the nation's primacy among peoples
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How does the BSB render H1063?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), as the firstfruits (1), like a ripe fig (1), no early fig (1).
Where does בִּכּוּרָה (bikkurah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 28:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Hosea (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Micah (1).
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. . .1×Jeremiah 24:2
as the firstfruits1×Hosea 9:10
like a ripe fig1×Isaiah 28:4
no early fig1×Micah 7:1
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Usage map
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First aligned rowIsaiah 28:4
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Isaiah1Jeremiah1Hosea1Micah1
Source forms
בִּכּוּרָ֖ה1xbik·kū·rāhMicah 7:1
הַבַּכֻּר֑וֹת1xhab·bak·ku·rō·wṯJeremiah 24:2
כְּבִכּוּרָ֤ה1xkə·ḇik·kū·rāhHosea 9:10
כְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙1xkə·ḇik·kū·rå̄hIsaiah 28:4
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular2xIsaiah 28:4, Hosea 9:10
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xJeremiah 24:2
Noun - feminine singular1xMicah 7:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Early figs represent the first, choicest fruit—a metaphor for Israel's earliest faithfulness or the nation's primacy among peoples
Source Gloss
the early fig
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Early figs represent the first, choicest fruit—a metaphor for Israel's earliest faithfulness or the nation's primacy among peoples
the early fig BDB: first ripe fig Usage: firstripe (fruit).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
first ripe fig
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Word Origins
בִּכּוּרָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Symbol of early covenant delight.Hosea 9:10-17