Numbers 18:13:1Num.18.13.W1TAB
בִּכּוּרֵ֞י
bikurei
“first fruits”
- Transliteration
- bi-ku-REI
- Extended
- bih-koo-REI
- IPA
- /bikuˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- first fruits
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bi-ku-REI
- clause
bi-ku-REI KOL-a-SHER be-ar-TZAM a-SHER-ya-VI-u la-ye-ho-VAH le-KHA yih-YE
- sentence
bi-ku-REI KOL-a-SHER be-ar-TZAM a-SHER-ya-VI-u la-ye-ho-VAH le-KHA yih-YE KOL-ta-HOR be-VEIT-kha yo-a-khe-LE-nu
Exegesis
The opening construct noun bik-kû-rê {בִּכּוּרֵי | bik-kû-rê} “firstfruits” combines with kôl {כָּל | kôl} “all” to express totality of the produce.
Root and etymology
b-k-rbet-kaph-resh
“firstfruits”
In context — Numbers 18:13
The firstfruits of all that are in their land, which they bring to the LORD , will be yours; every pure person in your house may eat them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Numbers 18:13, so the Hebrew word בִּכּוּרֵ֞י (bikurei) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.18.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.13.W1.S1) and character.