Bikur (ביכור) means favoritism in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
favoritism
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Bikur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הפרי הראשון לגדול על העץ.
אַלְלַי לִי כִּי הָיִיתִי כְּאָסְפֵּי-קַיִץ כְּעֹלְלֹת בָּצִיר אֵין-אֶשְׁכּוֹל לֶאֱכוֹל בִּכּוּרָה אִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי.
- 2בהשאלהציון/הגדרת הראשון בסדר העדיפויות (העדפה).
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Bikur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בִּכּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- ביכור
- Said
- bikur
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- בִּכּורִים
- Inflections
- ר' בִּכּורִים; ס"ר בִּכּוּרֵי־
- Gematria
- 238
This is how Bikur is said in other languages.
- English
- favoritism
These words mean nearly the same as Bikur.
- בכורfirstborn
- העדפה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Bikur.
- סייף
- אפיל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Bikur is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כבכורה בטרם קיץ
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These words come before and after Bikur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Bikur.
What does Bikur (ביכור) mean in Hebrew?
Bikur (ביכור) means favoritism. It is said bikur, with the stress on bi.
What is a synonym for Bikur (ביכור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Bikur (ביכור) are בכור and העדפה.
What is the opposite of Bikur (ביכור)?
Words that mean the opposite of Bikur (ביכור) are סייף and אפיל.
Is Bikur (ביכור) masculine or feminine?
The word Bikur (ביכור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בִּכּורִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בכור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.