Words the Bible translates as firstfruits
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- aparchēἀπαρχήfirstfruits: the opening portion of a harvest handed over to God, which is both his share and the promise of everything still to come.
- reshitרֵאשִׁיתthe foremost of something: what stands at its head, whether first in time, first in rank, or the first and finest portion.
- bikkurבִּכּוּרִיםfirstfruits: the first-ripened produce of the land, owed to God and given to the priests
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