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bikkurim

bikkurim noun: a religious offering of first fruits.

Noun

bikkurim pl (plural only)

  1. (Judaism, historical, plural, plural-only) A religious offering of first fruits.
    • 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...2021, David Golinkin, “What is the Origin and History of the Bar Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Anat Helman, editor, No Small Matter Features of Jewish Childhood

Questions about bikkurim

What does bikkurim mean?
Bikkurim means a religious offering of first fruits.
What part of speech is bikkurim?
Bikkurim is a noun.

Words near bikkurim in the dictionary

  1. bikitaite
  2. bikkhu
  3. bikkhus
  4. bikkie
  5. bikkies
  6. bikkurim
  7. bikky
  8. biko
  9. Bikoan
  10. Bikol
  11. Bikolana

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