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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בִּכּוּרָה H1063
Pronunciation bikkurah
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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Questions this entry answers
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 firstfruits 1× Hosea 9:10
like a ripe fig 1× Isaiah 28:4
no early fig 1× Micah 7:1
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 28:4 כְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙ to like a ripe fig Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 24:2 הַבַּכֻּר֑וֹת to . . . Article | Noun - feminine plural Hosea 9:10 כְּבִכּוּרָ֤ה to as the firstfruits Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Micah 7:1 בִּכּוּרָ֖ה to no early fig Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 28:4
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1 Micah 1
Source forms
בִּכּוּרָ֖ה 1x bik·kū·rāh Micah 7:1
הַבַּכֻּר֑וֹת 1x hab·bak·ku·rō·wṯ Jeremiah 24:2
כְּבִכּוּרָ֤ה 1x kə·ḇik·kū·rāh Hosea 9:10
כְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙ 1x kə·ḇik·kū·rå̄h Isaiah 28:4
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 28:4, Hosea 9:10
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Jeremiah 24:2
Noun - feminine singular 1x Micah 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 definition Source: 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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
first ripe fig
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
בִּכּוּרָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Symbol of early covenant delight. Hosea 9:10-17
Canonical Themes
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