בִּכּוּר
bikkûwr · bik-koor'
the first-fruits of the crop
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1069 (בָּכַר);
the first-fruits of the crop
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: first fruit (-ripe (figuratively)), hasty fruit.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the open hand that covers › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest
The house, what is within of the open hand that covers that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בִּכּוּר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
17 occurrences · 17 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the firstfruits6 · 33%
- the firstfruits2 · 11%
- of thy firstfruits2 · 11%
- they are the firstfruits1 · 6%
- of the firstripe1 · 6%
- and whatsoever is first ripe1 · 6%
- and the firstfruits1 · 6%
- and for the firstfruits1 · 6%
- and as the hasty fruit1 · 6%
- of all the firstfruits1 · 6%
- with the firstripe figs1 · 6%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.