Word Study · Strong's H1061 · Hebrew
בִּכּוּר
bikkur
bik-koor'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bikkûwr
“the first-fruits of the crop”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the first-fruits of the crop
Rendered in the KJV as
first fruit (-ripe (figuratively)), hasty fruit.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- בִּכּוּרֵ֣י2
- בִּכּוּרֵי֙2
- בִּכּוּרִ֖ים2
- בִּכּוּרֵ֖י1
- בִּכּוּרֵ֥י1
- בִּכּוּרֵ֞י1
- בִּכּ֨וּרֵי1
- בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ׃1
- בִּכּוּרִים֙1
- בִּכּוּרִ֑ים1
- הַבִּכּוּרִ֤ים1
- הַבִּכּוּרִ֗ים1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- [the] first-fruits of8
- first-fruits4
- the first-fruits2
- and [the] first-fruits of1
- and for the first-fruits1
- first-fruits your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)8
- noun · masculine plural4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpc · 8
- HNcmpa · 4
- HTd/Ncmpa · 2
- HC/Ncmpc · 1
- HC/Rd/Ncmpa · 1
- HNcmpc/Sp2ms · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus4 of 17 · 24%
- Leviticus4 of 17 · 24%
- Numbers3 of 17 · 18%
- Nehemiah3 of 17 · 18%
- 2 Kings1 of 17 · 6%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 23:16בִּכּוּרֵ֣יbikureinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.here: [the] first-fruits of
- Exodus 23:19בִּכּוּרֵי֙bikureinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.here: [the] first-fruits of
- Exodus 34:22בִּכּוּרֵ֖יbikureinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.here: [the] first-fruits of
- Exodus 34:26בִּכּוּרֵי֙bikureinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”here: [the] first-fruits of
Leviticus4 occurrences
- Leviticus 2:14בִּכּוּרִ֖יםbikurimnoun · masculine pluralIf you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire.here: first-fruits
- Leviticus 2:14בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ׃bikureikhanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularIf you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire.here: first-fruits your
- Leviticus 23:17בִּכּוּרִ֖יםbikurimnoun · masculine pluralBring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.here: first-fruits
- Leviticus 23:20הַבִּכּוּרִ֤יםhabikurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThe priest is to wave the lambs as a wave offering before the LORD, together with the bread of the firstfruits. The bread and the two lambs shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.here: the first-fruits
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 13:20בִּכּוּרֵ֥יbikureinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)here: [the] first-fruits of
- Numbers 18:13בִּכּוּרֵ֞יbikureinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them.here: [the] first-fruits of
- Numbers 28:26הַבִּכּוּרִ֗יםhabikurimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralOn the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.here: the first-fruits
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 10:35בִּכּוּרֵ֣יbikureinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.here: [the] first-fruits of
- Nehemiah 10:35וּבִכּוּרֵ֛יuvikureiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.here: and [the] first-fruits of
- Nehemiah 13:31וְלַבִּכּוּרִ֑יםvelabbikurimconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralI also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.here: and for the first-fruits