Bikkurim
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bikkurim is a noun meaning (Judaism, historical) A religious offering of first fruits.
Meaning
(Judaism, historical) A religious offering of first fruits.
Example Sentences
By 1822, the ceremony was moved to Reform Temples. Beginning in 1811, the favorite time for Confirmation was Shavuot, "the time of the giving of the Torah". In a typical ceremony, the synagogue was decorated with flowers. Sometimes the children marched into the sanctuary carrying flowers and offered those flowers as Bikkurim.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bimah, bakra, bakla, minyanim, sedarim.
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