1061. bikkurim
Strong's Lexicon
bikkurim: Firstfruits

Original Word: בִּכּוּרִים
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: bikkurim
Pronunciation: bik-koo-REEM
Phonetic Spelling: (bik-koor')
Definition: Firstfruits
Meaning: the first-fruits of the crop

Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּכַר (bakar), meaning "to be early" or "to bear early fruit."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G536: ἀπαρχή (aparche) - often used in the New Testament to refer to firstfruits, both in a literal and metaphorical sense, such as in Romans 8:23 and 1 Corinthians 15:20.

Usage: The term "bikkurim" refers to the first and best portion of the harvest, which was offered to God as an expression of gratitude and acknowledgment of His provision. It signifies the initial yield of the season's produce, including grains, fruits, and other agricultural products.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the offering of firstfruits was a significant religious practice, deeply embedded in the agricultural cycle and the covenant relationship between God and His people. The Israelites were commanded to bring the firstfruits to the temple as an act of worship and thanksgiving (Exodus 23:19, Deuteronomy 26:1-11). This practice underscored the belief that all produce and prosperity came from God, and it was a way to honor Him with the first and best of what they received. The Feast of Weeks, or Shavuot, was one of the key times when firstfruits were presented.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bakar
Definition
first fruits
NASB Translation
early ripened things (2), first fruits (12), first ripe (1), first ripe fruits (1), ripe fruit (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בִּכּוּרִים noun masculine first-fruitsLeviticus 2:14; Leviticus 23:17; Numbers 28:26 (P) 2 Kings 4:42; Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 13:31; בִּכֻּרִים Leviticus 23:20 (P); construct בִּכּוּרֵי Exodus 23:16,19 (E) Exodus 34:22,26 (J) Numbers 13:20 (E) Numbers 18:13 (P) Nehemiah 10:36 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 44:30; suffix בִּכּוּרֶיךָ Leviticus 2:14; — the first of grain and ftuit that ripened and was gathered and offered to God according to the ritual; לֶחֶם הַבִּכּוּרִים bread made of the new grain offered at Pentecost Leviticus 23:20; יום הבכורים day of the first-fruits (Pentecost) Numbers 28:26.

בַּל see below בלה.

בֵּל, בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר see below בעל, p. 128.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
first fruit ripe figuratively, hasty fruit

From bakar; the first-fruits of the crop -- first fruit (-ripe (figuratively)), hasty fruit.

see HEBREW bakar

Forms and Transliterations
בִּכּ֨וּרֵי בִּכּוּרִ֑ים בִּכּוּרִ֖ים בִּכּוּרִים֙ בִּכּוּרֵ֖י בִּכּוּרֵ֞י בִּכּוּרֵ֣י בִּכּוּרֵ֥י בִּכּוּרֵי֙ בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ׃ בכורי בכוריך׃ בכורים הַבִּכּוּרִ֗ים הַבִּכּוּרִ֤ים הבכורים וְלַבִּכּוּרִ֑ים וּבִכּוּרֵ֛י ובכורי ולבכורים כְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙ כבכורה bik·kū·rê bik·kū·re·ḵā bik·kū·rîm bikkūrê bikkuRei bikkuReicha bikkūreḵā bikkuRim bikkūrîm hab·bik·kū·rîm habbikkuRim habbikkūrîm kə·ḇik·kū·rāh kəḇikkūrāh kevikkuRah ū·ḇik·kū·rê ūḇikkūrê uvikkuRei velabbikkuRim wə·lab·bik·kū·rîm wəlabbikkūrîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 23:16
HEB: וְחַ֤ג הַקָּצִיר֙ בִּכּוּרֵ֣י מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: of the Harvest [of] the first fruits of your labors
KJV: of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours,
INT: the Feast of the Harvest the first of your labors what

Exodus 23:19
HEB: רֵאשִׁ֗ית בִּכּוּרֵי֙ אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ תָּבִ֕יא
NAS: the choice first fruits of your soil
KJV: The first of the firstfruits of thy land
INT: the choice first of your soil shall bring

Exodus 34:22
HEB: תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה לְךָ֔ בִּכּוּרֵ֖י קְצִ֣יר חִטִּ֑ים
NAS: of Weeks, [that is], the first fruits of the wheat
KJV: of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat
INT: of Weeks shall celebrate the first harvest of the wheat

Exodus 34:26
HEB: רֵאשִׁ֗ית בִּכּוּרֵי֙ אַדְמָ֣תְךָ֔ תָּבִ֕יא
NAS: the very first of the first fruits of your soil
KJV: The first of the firstfruits of thy land
INT: first of the first of your soil shall bring

Leviticus 2:14
HEB: תַּקְרִ֛יב מִנְחַ֥ת בִּכּוּרִ֖ים לַיהוָ֑ה אָבִ֞יב
NAS: a grain offering of early ripened things
KJV: a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD,
INT: bring offering of early to the LORD fresh

Leviticus 2:14
HEB: אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֥ת בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: of early ripened things to the LORD,
KJV: for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears
INT: shall bring offering ripened

Leviticus 23:17
HEB: חָמֵ֖ץ תֵּאָפֶ֑ינָה בִּכּוּרִ֖ים לַֽיהוָֽה׃
NAS: with leaven as first fruits to the LORD.
KJV: with leaven; [they are] the firstfruits unto the LORD.
INT: leaven baked first to the LORD

Leviticus 23:20
HEB: עַל֩ לֶ֨חֶם הַבִּכּוּרִ֤ים תְּנוּפָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י
NAS: them with the bread of the first fruits for a wave offering
KJV: them with the bread of the firstfruits [for] a wave offering
INT: with the bread of the first A wave before

Numbers 13:20
HEB: וְהַ֨יָּמִ֔ים יְמֵ֖י בִּכּוּרֵ֥י עֲנָבִֽים׃
NAS: was the time of the first ripe grapes.
KJV: [was] the time of the firstripe grapes.
INT: now the time was the time of the first grapes

Numbers 18:13
HEB: בִּכּוּרֵ֞י כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֧ר
NAS: The first ripe fruits of all
KJV: [And] whatsoever is first ripe in the land,
INT: the first of all which

Numbers 28:26
HEB: וּבְי֣וֹם הַבִּכּוּרִ֗ים בְּהַקְרִ֨יבְכֶ֜ם מִנְחָ֤ה
NAS: Also on the day of the first fruits, when you present
KJV: Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring
INT: the day of the first present offering

2 Kings 4:42
HEB: הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים לֶ֤חֶם בִּכּוּרִים֙ עֶשְׂרִֽים־ לֶ֣חֶם
NAS: bread of the first fruits, twenty
KJV: bread of the firstfruits, twenty
INT: of God bread of the first twenty loaves

Nehemiah 10:35
HEB: וּלְהָבִ֞יא אֶת־ בִּכּוּרֵ֣י אַדְמָתֵ֗נוּ וּבִכּוּרֵ֛י
NAS: and that they might bring the first fruits
KJV: And to bring the firstfruits of our ground,
INT: bring the first of our ground fruits

Nehemiah 10:35
HEB: בִּכּוּרֵ֣י אַדְמָתֵ֗נוּ וּבִכּוּרֵ֛י כָּל־ פְּרִ֥י
NAS: the first fruits of our ground
KJV: of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit
INT: the first of our ground fruits of all the fruit

Nehemiah 13:31
HEB: בְּעִתִּ֥ים מְזֻמָּנ֖וֹת וְלַבִּכּוּרִ֑ים זָכְרָה־ לִּ֥י
NAS: times and for the first fruits. Remember
KJV: appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember
INT: times appointed the first Remember my God

Isaiah 28:4
HEB: גֵּ֣יא שְׁמָנִ֑ים כְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙ בְּטֶ֣רֶם קַ֔יִץ
KJV: flower, [and] as the hasty fruit before the summer;
INT: valley of the fertile fruit prior to summer

Ezekiel 44:30
HEB: וְרֵאשִׁית֩ כָּל־ בִּכּ֨וּרֵי כֹ֜ל וְכָל־
NAS: of all the first fruits of every
KJV: And the first of all the firstfruits of all [things], and every oblation
INT: the first of all the first of every and every

Nahum 3:12
HEB: תְּאֵנִ֖ים עִם־ בִּכּוּרִ֑ים אִם־ יִנּ֕וֹעוּ
NAS: are fig trees with ripe fruit-- When
KJV: [shall be like] fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken,
INT: are fig with ripe lo shaken

18 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1061
18 Occurrences


bik·kū·rê — 8 Occ.
bik·kū·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.
bik·kū·rîm — 4 Occ.
hab·bik·kū·rîm — 2 Occ.
kə·ḇik·kū·rāh — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇik·kū·rê — 1 Occ.
wə·lab·bik·kū·rîm — 1 Occ.
















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