מַצָּה

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4683

unleavened bread — used 3 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

unleavened bread tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

מַצָּה³: n.f. unleavened bread, or cake(s) tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. unleavened bread, or cake(s);—abs. מ׳ Lv 2:5; 8:26 (חַלַּת מ׳ אַחַת), Nu 6:19 (id.), v 19; usually pl. מַצּוֹת Ex 12:15 + 44 times; מַצֹּת Ex 12:18 + 3 times;—unleavened bread, prepared in form of לֶחֶם Ex 29:2; חַלָּה Ex 29:2 + 4 times P; רקיקים Ex 29:2 1 Ch 23:29 + 4 times P; עגה Ex 12:39; used at ordinary meals (prepared hastily): אפה מ׳ Gn 19:3 (J), Ex 12:39 (J), 1 S 28:24; prob. also Ju 6:19, 20, 21(×2); elsewhere at sacrificial meals, e.g. ritual peace-offerings Lv 2:4(×2), 5; 6:9; 7:12(×2); 10:12; consecration of priesthood Ex 29:2(×3), 23 Lv 8:2, 26(×2); at peace-offering of Nazairite Nu 6:15(×2) 17, 19(×2); at Passover Ex 12:8 Nu 9:11 (all P); especially at feast of unleavened bread [cakes] for 7 days after Passover שׁמר חג המ׳ Ex 23:15 (E), 34:18 (J); שׁמר מ׳ Ex 12:17 (P), עשׂה חג (ה)מ׳ 2 Ch 30:13, 21; 35:17 Ezr 6:22; בחג המ׳ Dt 16:16 2 Ch 8:13; חג המ׳ לי׳ Lv 23:6. During these seven days all Israel ate מצות Ex 12:15, 18, 20 (P), 23:15 (E), 13:6, 7; 34:18 (J), Lv 23:6 Nu 28:17 (P), Dt 16:3, 8 Jos 5:11 Ez 45:21.—2 K 23:6 read prob. מִצְוֹת or מְנָיוֹת for MT (אכל) מ׳; so Gei Kue Kmp Bu.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (8 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (5 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: contention (3).

In the verses

Proverbs 13:10 · tree →

רַק־בְּ֭זָדוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן מַצָּ֑ה וְאֶת־נ֖וֹעָצִ֣ים חָכְמָֽה׃

Word for word: only with presumption it.gives contention and.[is] with [those.who].receive.advice wisdom

JPS 1917: By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

Proverbs 17:19 · tree →

אֹ֣הֵֽב פֶּ֭שַׁע אֹהֵ֣ב מַצָּ֑ה מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָֽׁבֶר׃

Word for word: [one.who].loves transgression [is].loving contention [one.who].makes.high entrance his [is].seeking ruin

JPS 1917: He loveth transgression that loveth strife; he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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