Lexical Definition

‎בִּכּוּרָה‎ bikkûwrâh (bik-koo-raw') early fig ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎בִּכּוּר‎

firstripe (fruit).

• the early fig

1) first-ripe fig, early fig
2) (TWOT) firstfruits

See Greek: πρόδρομος · πρώϊμος · σῦκον

Extended Information

• Also means: bak.ku.rah (‎ב‎ִּ‎כ‎ּ‎ו‎ּ‎ר‎ָ‎ה‎ "firstfruit" בַּכֻּרָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בִּכּוּרָה‎ noun feminine first ripe fig, early fig (regarded as a delicacy) (Löw³⁹¹; compare Arabic , Spanish albacora, Moorish bokkôre) Mic 7:1; Hos 9:10 suffix ‎בִּכּוּרָהּ‎ = ‎בִּכּוּרָתָהּ‎ (read ‎בִּכּוּרָה‎ Di), Isa 28:4 plural ‎בַּכֻּרוֺת‎ Jer 24:2 **probably a different word, plural abstract = early ripeness, compare Du.

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