Numbers 6:15

וְסַ֣ל מַצּ֗וֹת סֹ֤לֶת חַלֹּת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן וּמִנְחָתָ֖ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם
And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

וְ סַ֣ל
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
סַ֣ל
Root word basket, baskets
Dictionary form: סַל · sahl

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and a basket
the basket ×3 and a basket ×2 is in the basket ×2 and in basket ×1 and out of the basket ×1 basket ×1 baskets ×1 baskets the ×1
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basket — Most natural, all-purpose rendering for this noun.
wicker basket — Highlights the woven material; good for descriptive contexts.
bread basket — Contextually apt when contents are food or offerings.
container — Neutral fallback when specific shape is less relevant.

BDB5619 H5536

BDB5618 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5620

סַל noun masculineGen 40:16 basket; — ׳ס absolute Gen 40:17 +; construct Exod 29:23 +; plural סַלִּים Gen 40:18 construct סַלֵּי vGen 40:16 — basket Gen 40:16; Gen 40:17 (twice in verse); Gen 40:18 (E) Judg 6:19; Exod 29:3 (twice in verse); Exod 29:28; Exod 29:32; Lev 8:2; Lev 8:26; Lev 8:31; Num 6:15; Num 6:17; Num 6:19.

basket, baskets
sal
properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e., an osier; but only as woven into a basket
  • basket

מַצּ֗וֹת
מַצּ֗וֹת
Root word bread, unleavened, cakes, leaven
Dictionary form: מַצָּה · mahts-SAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: of unleavened bread
of unleavened bread ×14 unleavened bread ×13 unleavened ×8 and the unleavened cakes ×3 and unleavened ×2 of the unleavened bread ×2 and for the unleavened ×1 and unleavened bread ×1
More options
unleavened bread — Most direct modern equivalent; preferred in narrative and legal contexts.
flatbread — Accessible, food-focused term; good for general audiences.
unleavened loaf — Emphasizes a single discrete piece rather than the category.
unleavened cake — Suits offering or ritual contexts where small portions are specified.
bread without yeast — Explanatory paraphrase; ideal for first-time or children's readers.

BDB4783 H4682

BDB4782 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4784

I. מַצָּה noun feminine unleavened bread, or cake(s); — absolute ׳מ Lev 2:5; Lev 8:26 (אַחַת ׳חַלַּת מ), Num 6:19 (id.), vNum 6:19 usually plural מַצּוֺת Exod 12:15 + 44 t.; מַצֹּת Exod 12:18 + 3 t; — unleavened bread, prepared in form of לֶחֶם Exod 29:2 חַלָּה Exod 29:2 + 4 t. P; רקיקים Exod 29:2; 1Chr 23:29 + 4 t. P; עגּה Exod 12:39 used at ordinary meals (prepared hastily): ׳אפה מ Gen 19:3 (J), Exod 12:39 (J), 1Sam 28:24 probably also Judg 6:19; Judg 6:20; Judg 6:21 (twice in verse); elsewhere at sacrificial meals, e.g. ritual peace-offerings Lev 2:4 (twice in verse); Lev 2:5; Lev 6:9; Lev 7:12 (twice in verse); Lev 10:12 consecration of priesthood Exod 29:2 (3 t. in verse); Exod 29:23; Lev 8:2; Lev 8:26; Lev 8:26 at peace-offering of Nazirite Num 6:15 (twice in verse); Num 6:17; Num 6:19 (twice in verse); at Passover Exod 12:8; Num 9:11 (all P); especially at feast of unleavened bread [cakes] for 7 days after Passover ׳שׁמר חג המ Exod 23:15 (E), Exod 34:18 (J); ׳שׁסר מ Exod 12:17 (P), עשׂה ׳חג (ה)מ 2Chr 30:13; 2Chr 30:21; 2Chr 35:17; Ezra 6:22 ׳בחג המ Deut 16:16; 2Chr 8:13 ׳לי ׳חג המ Lev 23:6. During these seven days all Israel ate מצות Exod 12:15; Exod 12:18; Exod 12:20 (P), Exod 23:15 (E), Exod 13:6; Exod 13:7; Exod 34:18 (J), Lev 23:6; Num 28:17 (P), Deut 16:3; Deut 16:8; Josh 5:11; Ezek 45:21. — 2Kgs 23:9 read probably מִצְוֺת or מִנָיוֺת for ᵑ0 ׳מ (אכל); so Gei Kue Kmp Bu.

[מָצֻק] see מָצוּק below II. צוק

[מְצֻקָה] see מצוּקָה below I. צוק

[מֻצֶ֫קֶת] see ׳מוּצ below יצק. מֵצַר see I. צרר.

bread, unleavened, cakes, leaven
maṣṣâ
properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e., not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used)
  • unleavened (bread, cake), without leaven.

סֹ֤לֶת
סֹ֤לֶת
Root word flour, fine
Dictionary form: סֹלֶת · soh-LET

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: of fine flour
of fine flour ×28 of flour ×10 shall be of flour ×4 fine flour ×2 of the flour ×2 and for the fine flour ×1 and the fine flour ×1 even fine flour ×1
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fine flour — Most precise; best for cultic/offering contexts.
wheat flour — Clarifies grain source; good for general narrative.
choice flour — Emphasizes quality and selectness of the grain.
refined flour — Highlights the sifting/processing; modern culinary register.
premium flour — Accessible contemporary term; conveys high grade.

BDB5628 H5560

BDB5627 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5629

סֹ֫לֶת53 noun feminineLev 2:5 (compare on gender AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 106) fine flour (ᵐ5 σεμίδαλις, ᵑ9 simila) (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic סוּלְתָּא; Arabic a kind of barley without husks Lane1401; Assyrian sillatu, or šillatu, a kind of grain (?) Meissner-RostBAS iii, 361; also ¾ul¾a, ¾uruti, flour, as loan-word in Egyptian, Bondi84 WMMAs.u.Eur.101); — absolute ׳ס Gen 18:6 +, construct ׳ס Exod 29:9 +; suffix סָלְתָּהּ Lev 2:2 — fine flour, used in king's household 1Kgs 5:2 (|| קֵמַח), for honoured guests ׳קֶמַח ס Gen 18:6 (J), a se'ah of it sold for a shekel in time of scarcity 2Kgs 7:1; 2Kgs 7:16; 2Kgs 7:18 (see Benz); luxurious food Ezek 16:13; Ezek 16:19 (of Jerusalem under figure of woman); elsewhere only in offerings Ezek 46:14; 1Chr 9:29; 1Chr 23:29, and P; חִטִּים ׳ס Exod 29:2, ׳ס vExod 29:40, Lev 2:1 + 13 t. Leviticus; Num 6:15 + 26 t. Numbers.

סַם see סמם.

flour, fine
sōlet
flour (as chipped off)
  • fine flour

חַלֹּת֙
חַלֹּת֙
Root word cake, cakes
Dictionary form: חַלָּה · hahl-LAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: cakes
cake ×6 cakes ×4 and cakes ×2 a cake ×1 the cakes ×1
More options
loaf — General bread-loaf shape; widely understood in modern English.
bread cake — Clarifies it is a baked good, not a sweet dessert cake.
round cake — Emphasizes the typical disc or round shape of the offering.
ritual loaf — Best when context is cultic or sacrificial offering.
flat cake — Highlights unleavened, thin form common in priestly texts.

BDB2779 H2471

BDB2778 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2780

חַלָּה noun feminine a kind of cake (probably as perforated, see Di Lev 2:4) — ׳ח absolute Num 15:20; Lev 24:5 construct חַלַּת Exod 29:23 + 4 t.; plural חַלּוֺת Lev 2:4 + 2 t.; חַלֹּת Exod 29:2 + 3 t. — used in offerings:

1. at the sacrif. of David on removal of ark, given to each person as part of peace-offering 2Sam 6:19.
2. elsewhere only P (H Lev 24:5 (twice in verse)):
  a. of the 12 cakes of the table of the holy place, made of סלת Lev 24:5 (twice in verse).
  b. made of ראשׁית ערסת as an offering of first-fruits Num 15:20.
  c. of לחם שׁמן, to be burnt with the עוֺלָה Exod 29:23 = Lev 8:26.
  d. of מַצָּה burnt on the altar with
  c. Lev 8:26, but usually to be eaten by participants in the several forms of peace- offering Num 6:19, and such mingled with oil Exod 29:2; Lev 2:4; Lev 7:12 (twice in verse); Num 6:15.
  e. לחם חמץ ׳ח to be used by the offerer in connection with the unleavened cakes of
  d. Lev 7:13.

cake, cakes
ḥallâ
a cake (as usually punctured)
  • cake, cake (if pierced) (probably perforated)

בְּלוּלֹ֣ת
בְּלוּלֹ֣ת
Root word mingled, confound, anointed, mixed, provender, …
Dictionary form: בָּלַל · baw-LAHL

Verb — Qal, Participle Passive, feminine plural, absolute state simple action — "he did" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: mingled
mingled ×37 and confound ×1 and gave provender ×1 confound ×1 hath mixed himself ×1 i shall be anointed ×1 tempered ×1
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mix — Broadest, most neutral modern equivalent; preferred for culinary/ritual contexts.
blend — Slightly more thorough mixing; good for ingredients or materials.
mingle — Modernized KJV form; suits mixing of peoples or substances.
confuse — Best for the Tower of Babel 'confound' sense (Gen 11).
anoint — Use only when the sense is applying oil to a surface.
feed — Narrow use only; for giving mixed fodder/provender to animals.

BDB1138 H1101

BDB1137 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1139

I. בָּלַל verb mingle, mix, confuse, confound (Arabic moisten (with water), compare moisture, Assyrian balâlu, DlPr 70; compare Phoenician בלל name of a sacrifice, & Late Hebrew בִּלְבֵּל; Aramaic בַּלְבֵּל, ) —

Qal Perfect בָּלַל Gen 11:9, ַ™בּלֹּתִָּֽי Ps 92:11 (but compare below); Imperfect 1 plural נָָֽבְלָה = נָכֹ֫לָּה Gen 11:7, compare Köi. 325; Participle passive בָּלוּל Exod 29:40 + 3 t., בְּלוּלָה Lev 2:5 + 28 t., בְּלוּלֹת Exod 29:2 + 4 t.; —
1. mingle, confuse (object שָׂפָה = speech, language, q. v.) Gen 11:7; Gen 11:9 (J).
2. mix (cakes or flour, etc. always with oil) technical term of sacrifice, only P (H Lev 23:13), compare Di on Lev 2:4 usually as מנחה, ׳בַּשֶּׁמֶן ׳סֹלֶת בּ Exod 29:40; Lev 2:5; Lev 14:10; Lev 14:21; Lev 23:13; Num 7:13; Num 7:19; Num 7:25; Num 7:31; Num 7:37; Num 7:43; Num 7:49; Num 7:55; Num 7:61; Num 7:67; Num 7:73; Num 7:79; Num 8:8; Num 15:4; Num 15:6; Num 15:9; Num 28:5; Num 28:9; Num 28:12 (twice in verse); Num 28:13; Num 28:20; Num 28:28; Num 29:3; Num 23:9; Num 23:14, ׳בשׁ ׳מנחה ב Lev 7:10 (opposed to חֲרֵבָה) Lev 9:4, ׳בשׁ ׳חַלּוֺת מַצּוֺת ב Exod 29:2; Lev 7:12 (twice in verse), i.e. made by mixing with oil; סלת ׳בשׁ ׳חלות מצות ב Lev 2:4, ׳בשׁ ׳סלת חלות ב Num 6:15, i.e. fine flour (in the form) of cakes so made. ַ™בּלֹּתִָּֽי בְּשֶׁמֶן רַעֲנָן Ps 92:11 I shall be (am) anointed with fresh oil AV RV; verb not elsewhere in this sense; ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Hup Che read בְּלֹתִי from בלה, infinitive construct suffix, abstract for concrete, my wasting = my wasting strength, of declining age; Israel under figure of old man; this however is not favoured by context. The passage is therefore doubtful. Hithpo`el Imperfect יִתְבּוֺלָ֑ל Hos 7:8 ׳אפרים בעמים הוא י Ephraim, among the peoples doth he mix himself; but Ew Now derive here from בלל = בלה (or נבל) waste away, compare Hiph`il Hiph`il Imperfect וַנָּ֫בֶל Isa 64:5 and we faded away, but read perhaps וַנִּכֹּל from נבל compare Di (De, less probably, derives from בלל — compare Ew Now Hos 7:8 — or בול = נבל).

BDB1140 H1101

BDB1139 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1141

II. [בָּלַל] verb denominative to give provender —

Qal Imperfect וַיָּ֑בָל Judg 19:21 Qr (Kt ויבול) followed by לְ give provender to the asses.

mingled, confound, anointed, mixed, provender, …
bālal
to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
  • to mix, mingle, confuse, confound
    • (Qal)
      • to mingle, confuse
        • "to mix"to give provender, feed (animals)
      (Hithpoel) to mix oneself (among others)"(Hiphil) to fade away

בַּ שֶּׁ֔מֶן
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
שֶּׁ֔מֶן
Root word oil, ointment, olive, ointments, oiled, …
Dictionary form: שֶׁמֶן · sheh-MEN

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with oil
with oil ×42 oil ×39 of oil ×28 and oil ×13 the oil ×11 ointment ×6 and the oil ×4 and of oil ×3
More options
oil — Most common rendering; suits nearly every context.
olive oil — Clarifies source when commodity or culinary context is key.
ointment — Better for ritual or medicinal application on skin.
anointing oil — Prefer in priestly, consecration, or sacred-use contexts.
fat — Captures richness or abundance in figurative/poetic passages.
fatness — Poetic; conveys fertility or blessing of the land.

BDB8810 H8081

BDB8809 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8811

שֶׁ֫מֶן192 noun masculine 2Kgs 20:13 (on apparently feminine Song 1:3 compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 99, 106) fat, oil; — ׳שׁ absolute Gen 28:28 +, construct Lev 8:2 +; ׳שָׁ֑ 2Kgs 4:6 +; suffix שַׁמְנִי Hos 2:7 +, etc.; plural שְׁמָנִים Amos 6:6 +; suffix שְׁמָנֶיךָ Song 1:3, נַיִח- Song 4:10 —

1. fat, fatness: ׳קֶרֶן בֶּןשֿׁ Isa 5:1 (of fertile slope); plural גֵּיאשְֿׁמָנִים Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4 of food (in figurative) Isa 25:6 (twice in verse); literal כְּשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּׁ֑מֶן Ps 109:24 (compare צוֺם va), compare ׳מִפְּנֵי שׁ Isa 10:27 (in figurative, si vera lectio, meaning obscure; most now emend by conjecture; RSJPH xili (1885), 62 עָלָה מִצָּפוֺן שֹׁרֵד [see also II. חבל], joining to vIsa 10:28 Du Marti has gone up from Pene-Rimmon [??], compare Di-Kit).
2. a. oil, specifically olive-oil, as rich product Deut 8:8 + (see זַיִת); hence ׳עֵץ שׁ Isa 41:19 oil-tree, usually explained as wild olive, oleaster, so Neh 8:15 (|| וַיִת), ׳עֲצֵי שׁ oleaster-wood 1Kgs 6:23; 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 6:33 once הַמֹּר ׳שׁ Esth 2:2 (see מֹר p. 600:b; ׳מ also in holy anointing oil Exod 30:23).
  b. ׳שׁ as staple (codiment) Num 11:8 (J; see לשׁד), of value 1Kgs 17:12; 1Kgs 17:14; 1Kgs 17:16; 2Kgs 2:4; 2Kgs 2:6; 2Kgs 2:7 + 4 t.; symbol of plenty Deut 32:13; Deut 33:24; Job 29:6 ascribed (fassely) to gift of Baals Hos 2:7 as royal treasure 2Kgs 20:13 = Isa 39:2, compare 1Kgs 5:25 (כָּ תִית ׳שׁ, see ׳כ) = 2Chr 2:9; 2Chr 2:14 + 3 t.; tribute Hos 12:2, article of trade Ezek 27:17 odoriferous Prov 27:9; Song 1:3; Song 4:10, רוֺקֵחַ ׳שׁ Eccl 10:1, so (figurative) Song 1:3; Eccl 7:1; Prov 27:16 is corrupt, see Toy; sign of luxury Ezek 16:13; Prov 21:17, of prosperity Ezek 16:20.
  c. ׳שׁ as medicament Isa 1:6 as unguent, for shield 2Sam 1:21, person Amos 6:6; Mic 6:15; Deut 28:40; Ezek 16:9 Esther; Ps 92:11; Ps 104:15, not for mourner 2Sam 14:2 on head token of happiness Eccl 9:8, of hospitality, ראֹשִׁי ׳דִּפַּנְתָּ בַּפֹּ Ps 23:5 (figurative), in simile Ps 133:2; Ps 141:5.
  d. for anointing king, ׳פַּח הַשּׂ 1Sam 10:1; 2Kgs 9:1; 2Kgs 9:3, compare v2Kgs 9:6, with קֶרֶן 1Sam 16:1; 1Sam 16:13; 1Kgs 1:39 compare קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו ׳בְּשׁ Ps 89:21.
  e. in various figs., of joy שָׂשׂוֺן ׳שׁ Isa 61:3; Ps 45:8 soft words Ps 55:22; Prov 5:3 as penetrating Prov 109:18 as clear, transparent Ezek 32:14. feminine used in primitive worship, poured on stone Gen 28:18 (E), Gen 35:14 (J).
  g. in later ritual: for anointing priests, tabernacle, altar utensils, etc. (P), made of various ingred., וַיִת ׳שׁ among them, Exod 30:24, הַמִּשְׁתָה ׳שׁ Exod 25:6; Lev 8:2; Lev 8:10; Lev 8:12 + 11 t.; מִשְׁחַתקֹֿדֶשׁ ׳שׁ Exod 30:25 (twice in verse) + 2 t.; ׳י ׳מ ׳שׁ Lev 10:7, אֱםהָיו ׳מ ׳שׁ Lev 21:12 ׳הקּ ׳שׁ Num 35:25 ׳שׁ alone Lev 14:10 + 12 t. Lev 14 for lighting Exod 25:6 + 6 t. + זַיִת זָח כָּ חִית ׳שׁ Exod 27:20; Lev 24:2 (see כָּ תִית); poured upon מִנְחָה Lev 2:1 + 5 t., compare Lev 5:11; Num 5:15 smeared (see מָשַׁח) upon wafers Exod 29:2; Lev 2:4 +, and cakes (or mixed in the making? compare בָּלַל) Exod 29:2; Lev 2:4; Lev 2:5 +, so ׳סֹלֶת בַּשׁ Lev 2:7 etc. (c. 45 t. in all), ׳חַלַּת לֶחֶם שׁ Exod 29:23; Lev 8:26.
  h. for use in temple 1Chr 9:29.
  i. for תְּרוּמָה in Ezekiel's temple Ezek 45:14 (twice in verse) + 7 t. 45, 46.
  j. efficacy denied Mic 6:7
  k. offered to idols Isa 57:9; Ezek 16:18; Ezek 16:19; Ezek 23:41. — See MacalisterHast. DB OIL ARSKEncy. Bib. OIL.

oil, ointment, olive, ointments, oiled, …
šemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
  • fat, oil
    • fat, fatness
      • "oil, olive oil
      • as staple, medicament or unguent
        • "for anointing
      fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaphorically)

וּ רְקִיקֵ֥י
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
רְקִיקֵ֥י
Root word wafers, wafer, cakes
Dictionary form: רָקִיק · raw-KEEK

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and wafers
wafer ×3 and wafers ×2 wafers ×2 cakes ×1
More options
wafer — Closest modern equivalent; thin, crisp ritual bread.
thin cake — Emphasizes flat, unleavened form; good for narrative prose.
flatbread — Broadly understood modern term for unleavened flat loaves.
cracker — Highlights crisp, dry texture; accessible to general readers.
unleavened disk — Technical/liturgical contexts needing precision about leavening.

BDB8114 H7550

BDB8113 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8115

רָקִיק noun masculine a thin cake, (RV) wafer (compare Arabic a thin round cake of bread), always of unleavened bread: Exod 29:23 = Lev 8:26 אֶחָד ׳ר, רְקִיק מַצָּה אֶחָד Num 6:19, רְקִיקֵי מַצּוֺת Exod 29:2; Lev 2:4; Lev 7:12; Num 6:15 (all P), 1Chr 23:29. — ᵐ5 λάγανον.

wafers, wafer, cakes
rāqîq
a thin cake
  • thin cake, wafer

מַצּ֖וֹת
מַצּ֖וֹת
Root word bread, unleavened, cakes, leaven
Dictionary form: מַצָּה · mahts-SAW

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: of unleavened bread
of unleavened bread ×14 unleavened bread ×13 unleavened ×8 and the unleavened cakes ×3 and unleavened ×2 of the unleavened bread ×2 and for the unleavened ×1 and unleavened bread ×1
More options
unleavened bread — Most direct modern equivalent; preferred in narrative and legal contexts.
flatbread — Accessible, food-focused term; good for general audiences.
unleavened loaf — Emphasizes a single discrete piece rather than the category.
unleavened cake — Suits offering or ritual contexts where small portions are specified.
bread without yeast — Explanatory paraphrase; ideal for first-time or children's readers.

BDB4783 H4682

BDB4782 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4784

I. מַצָּה noun feminine unleavened bread, or cake(s); — absolute ׳מ Lev 2:5; Lev 8:26 (אַחַת ׳חַלַּת מ), Num 6:19 (id.), vNum 6:19 usually plural מַצּוֺת Exod 12:15 + 44 t.; מַצֹּת Exod 12:18 + 3 t; — unleavened bread, prepared in form of לֶחֶם Exod 29:2 חַלָּה Exod 29:2 + 4 t. P; רקיקים Exod 29:2; 1Chr 23:29 + 4 t. P; עגּה Exod 12:39 used at ordinary meals (prepared hastily): ׳אפה מ Gen 19:3 (J), Exod 12:39 (J), 1Sam 28:24 probably also Judg 6:19; Judg 6:20; Judg 6:21 (twice in verse); elsewhere at sacrificial meals, e.g. ritual peace-offerings Lev 2:4 (twice in verse); Lev 2:5; Lev 6:9; Lev 7:12 (twice in verse); Lev 10:12 consecration of priesthood Exod 29:2 (3 t. in verse); Exod 29:23; Lev 8:2; Lev 8:26; Lev 8:26 at peace-offering of Nazirite Num 6:15 (twice in verse); Num 6:17; Num 6:19 (twice in verse); at Passover Exod 12:8; Num 9:11 (all P); especially at feast of unleavened bread [cakes] for 7 days after Passover ׳שׁמר חג המ Exod 23:15 (E), Exod 34:18 (J); ׳שׁסר מ Exod 12:17 (P), עשׂה ׳חג (ה)מ 2Chr 30:13; 2Chr 30:21; 2Chr 35:17; Ezra 6:22 ׳בחג המ Deut 16:16; 2Chr 8:13 ׳לי ׳חג המ Lev 23:6. During these seven days all Israel ate מצות Exod 12:15; Exod 12:18; Exod 12:20 (P), Exod 23:15 (E), Exod 13:6; Exod 13:7; Exod 34:18 (J), Lev 23:6; Num 28:17 (P), Deut 16:3; Deut 16:8; Josh 5:11; Ezek 45:21. — 2Kgs 23:9 read probably מִצְוֺת or מִנָיוֺת for ᵑ0 ׳מ (אכל); so Gei Kue Kmp Bu.

[מָצֻק] see מָצוּק below II. צוק

[מְצֻקָה] see מצוּקָה below I. צוק

[מֻצֶ֫קֶת] see ׳מוּצ below יצק. מֵצַר see I. צרר.

bread, unleavened, cakes, leaven
maṣṣâ
properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e., not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used)
  • unleavened (bread, cake), without leaven.

מְשֻׁחִ֣ים
מְשֻׁחִ֣ים
Root word anointed, anoint, anointedst, painted
Dictionary form: מָשַׁח · maw-SHA

Verb — Qal, Participle Passive, masculine plural, absolute state simple action — "he did" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: anointed
and anointed ×8 and thou shalt anoint ×7 anointed ×7 and anoint ×4 anoint ×4 hath anointed ×3 i have anointed ×3 and they anointed ×2
More options
anoint — Direct modern equivalent; suitable for most contexts.
consecrate — Emphasizes sacred dedication; good for priestly or royal acts.
ordain — Highlights formal appointment to office or role.
smear — Literal, physical sense; use for non-ceremonial application of oil.
commission — Secular register; stresses appointment by authority.
set apart — Broad theological nuance; underscores holiness or selection.

BDB4861 H4886

BDB4860 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4862

מָשַׁח verb smear, anoint (Late Hebrew id.; originally probably as Arabic wipe orstroke with the hand (compare RSSemitic i. 215; 2nd ed., 283), anoint, Aramaic מְשַׁח anoint; on משת, id. (?) in Aramaic inscription see CISii.1. No.145, C, 1; Palmyrene משחא oil VogNo.16; Ethiopic anoint, feast, dine DiLex 176; (Assyrian mašâ—u is measure; Aramaic מְשַׁח id.; Arabic measurement, compare DlProl. 178 Frä282)); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳מ Num 3:25 + 2 t.; suffix מְשָֽׁחֲךָ Ps 45:8; 1Sam 10:1 מְשָׁחוֺ 2Chr 22:7 2 masculine singular מָשַׁחְתָּ Gen 31:13 + 12 t., + 9 t. Perfect; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִמְשַׁח Lev 16:32 + 6 t.; 3 masculine plural יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ Amos 6:6, + 13 t. Imperfect; Imperative suffix מְשָׁחֵהוּ 1Sam 16:12 plural מִשְׁחוּ Isa 21:5 Infinitive absolute מָשׁוֺחַ Jer 22:14 construct מְשֹׁחַ Judg 9:8; Dan 9:24 + Hos 8:3 ᵐ5 We GASm Now; מָשְׁחָה Exod 29:29 suffix מְ˜שׁחֳךָ1Sam 15:1 (Baer); מָשְׁחוֺ Lev 7:36 מָשְׁחָתָם Exod 40:15 Participle plural משְׁחִים Judg 9:15 passive מָשׁוּחַ 2Sam 3:39 (We suggests derivation from שׁח, defective משׁח (מֻשַׁח), wrongly read as מָשֻׁחַ; or by transposition משׁוח may have been mistaken for an unexampled מוּשַׁח Hoph`al Participle of שׁוח); מָשִׁיחַ 2Sam 1:21 (but read מָשֻׁח (or נמשׁח) Manuscripts We Dr Kit Bu HPS); plural מְשֻׁחִים Exod 29:2 + 4 t; —
1. smear, house with colour (paint) Jer 22:14 shield with oil (anoint) Isa 21:5; 2Sam 1:21 (compare Dr; Gr כְּלִי מָשׁוּחַ weapon anointed; PetersJBL 893, 56 כְּלֵי מָשׁוּחַ weapons of one (the king) anointed); the person, with ointments Amos 6:6 unleavened cakes, with oil Exod 29:2; Lev 2:4; Num 6:15 (P).
2. anoint, as consecration, solemn setting apart to an office, always by the use of oil poured on the head: לנביא as a prophet 1Kgs 19:16 (Elisha by Elijah) Isa 61:1 elsewhere of king, with accusative, מֶלֶךְ Judg 9:8 (E), so Hos 8:3 reading מִמְּשֹׁחַ מֶלֶךְ (for ᵑ0 ׳מִמַּשָּׂא מ) We GASm Now; also Hos 7:3 reading יִמְשְׁחוּ (for ᵑ0 יְשַׂמְּחוּ) We Now; elsewhere accusative of person 1Sam 16:3; 1Sam 16:12; 1Sam 16:13; 1Kgs 1:39; 2Kgs 11:12; 2Kgs 23:30; 2Chr 22:7; 2Chr 23:11 בְּשֶׁמֶן קָדְשִׁי Ps 89:21 with my holy oil; שׁמן שָׂשׂוֺן Ps 45:8 (figurative); with על, 2Sam 19:11 whom we have anointed over us; לְמֶלֶךְ 1Kgs 1:45; 1Kgs 5:15 with עַל, לְמֶלֶךְ Judg 9:15; 2Sam 2:4; 2Sam 2:7; 1Kgs 19:15 על ישׂראל over Israel 1Sam 15:1; 1Sam 15:17; 2Sam 5:3 = 1Chr 11:3; 2Sam 5:17; 2Sam 12:7; 1Kgs 1:34; 1Kgs 19:16 אֶליֿשׂראל 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:6; 2Kgs 9:12 (Ehpraimitic source); לנגיד 1Chr 29:22 על 1Sam 9:16; 1Sam 10:1 מָשׁוּחַ מֶלֶךְ 2Sam 3:39 (? see above)
3. anoint, consecrate to religious service:
  a. Aaronic priests, only P, with accusative of person Exod 28:41; Exod 29:7; Exod 30:30; Exod 40:13; Exod 40:15 (3 t. in verse); Lev 7:36; Lev 8:12; Lev 16:32 absolute Exod 29:29 הכהנים הַמְּשֻׁחִים Num 3:3.
  b. sacred things: מַצֵּבָה Gen 31:13 (E); tabernacle and its sacred vessels Exod 29:36; Exod 30:26; Exod 40:9; Exod 40:10; Exod 40:11; Lev 8:10; Lev 8:11 (all P); קדשׁ קדשׁים Dan 9:24. Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִמְשַׁח 1Chr 14:8 Infinitive הִמָּשַׁח Lev 6:13 + 3 t; — be anointed, למלך על כל ישׂראל 1Chr 14:8 Aaron and his sons Lev 6:13 (P); altar Num 7:10; Num 7:84; Num 7:88.

BDB9682 H4886 H4887

BDB9681 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9683

מְשַׁח noun [masculine] oil (see Biblical Hebrew); — absolute Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22.

[מִשְׁכַּב] see שׁכב. [מִשְׁכַּן] see שׁכן.

[מַשְׁרוֺקִית] see שׁרק. [מִשְׁתֶּה] see שׁתּה.

[מַתְּנָא] see נתן.

anointed, anoint, anointedst, painted
māšaḥ
to rub with oil, i.e., to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
  • to smear, anoint, spread a liquid
    • (Qal)
      • to smear
        • "to anoint (as consecration)"to anoint, consecrate
      (Niphal) to be anointed

בַּ שָּׁ֑מֶן
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
שָּׁ֑מֶן
Root word oil, ointment, olive, ointments, oiled, …
Dictionary form: שֶׁמֶן · sheh-MEN

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: with oil
with oil ×42 oil ×39 of oil ×28 and oil ×13 the oil ×11 ointment ×6 and the oil ×4 and of oil ×3
More options
oil — Most common rendering; suits nearly every context.
olive oil — Clarifies source when commodity or culinary context is key.
ointment — Better for ritual or medicinal application on skin.
anointing oil — Prefer in priestly, consecration, or sacred-use contexts.
fat — Captures richness or abundance in figurative/poetic passages.
fatness — Poetic; conveys fertility or blessing of the land.

BDB8810 H8081

BDB8809 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8811

שֶׁ֫מֶן192 noun masculine 2Kgs 20:13 (on apparently feminine Song 1:3 compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 99, 106) fat, oil; — ׳שׁ absolute Gen 28:28 +, construct Lev 8:2 +; ׳שָׁ֑ 2Kgs 4:6 +; suffix שַׁמְנִי Hos 2:7 +, etc.; plural שְׁמָנִים Amos 6:6 +; suffix שְׁמָנֶיךָ Song 1:3, נַיִח- Song 4:10 —

1. fat, fatness: ׳קֶרֶן בֶּןשֿׁ Isa 5:1 (of fertile slope); plural גֵּיאשְֿׁמָנִים Isa 28:1; Isa 28:4 of food (in figurative) Isa 25:6 (twice in verse); literal כְּשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּׁ֑מֶן Ps 109:24 (compare צוֺם va), compare ׳מִפְּנֵי שׁ Isa 10:27 (in figurative, si vera lectio, meaning obscure; most now emend by conjecture; RSJPH xili (1885), 62 עָלָה מִצָּפוֺן שֹׁרֵד [see also II. חבל], joining to vIsa 10:28 Du Marti has gone up from Pene-Rimmon [??], compare Di-Kit).
2. a. oil, specifically olive-oil, as rich product Deut 8:8 + (see זַיִת); hence ׳עֵץ שׁ Isa 41:19 oil-tree, usually explained as wild olive, oleaster, so Neh 8:15 (|| וַיִת), ׳עֲצֵי שׁ oleaster-wood 1Kgs 6:23; 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 6:33 once הַמֹּר ׳שׁ Esth 2:2 (see מֹר p. 600:b; ׳מ also in holy anointing oil Exod 30:23).
  b. ׳שׁ as staple (codiment) Num 11:8 (J; see לשׁד), of value 1Kgs 17:12; 1Kgs 17:14; 1Kgs 17:16; 2Kgs 2:4; 2Kgs 2:6; 2Kgs 2:7 + 4 t.; symbol of plenty Deut 32:13; Deut 33:24; Job 29:6 ascribed (fassely) to gift of Baals Hos 2:7 as royal treasure 2Kgs 20:13 = Isa 39:2, compare 1Kgs 5:25 (כָּ תִית ׳שׁ, see ׳כ) = 2Chr 2:9; 2Chr 2:14 + 3 t.; tribute Hos 12:2, article of trade Ezek 27:17 odoriferous Prov 27:9; Song 1:3; Song 4:10, רוֺקֵחַ ׳שׁ Eccl 10:1, so (figurative) Song 1:3; Eccl 7:1; Prov 27:16 is corrupt, see Toy; sign of luxury Ezek 16:13; Prov 21:17, of prosperity Ezek 16:20.
  c. ׳שׁ as medicament Isa 1:6 as unguent, for shield 2Sam 1:21, person Amos 6:6; Mic 6:15; Deut 28:40; Ezek 16:9 Esther; Ps 92:11; Ps 104:15, not for mourner 2Sam 14:2 on head token of happiness Eccl 9:8, of hospitality, ראֹשִׁי ׳דִּפַּנְתָּ בַּפֹּ Ps 23:5 (figurative), in simile Ps 133:2; Ps 141:5.
  d. for anointing king, ׳פַּח הַשּׂ 1Sam 10:1; 2Kgs 9:1; 2Kgs 9:3, compare v2Kgs 9:6, with קֶרֶן 1Sam 16:1; 1Sam 16:13; 1Kgs 1:39 compare קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו ׳בְּשׁ Ps 89:21.
  e. in various figs., of joy שָׂשׂוֺן ׳שׁ Isa 61:3; Ps 45:8 soft words Ps 55:22; Prov 5:3 as penetrating Prov 109:18 as clear, transparent Ezek 32:14. feminine used in primitive worship, poured on stone Gen 28:18 (E), Gen 35:14 (J).
  g. in later ritual: for anointing priests, tabernacle, altar utensils, etc. (P), made of various ingred., וַיִת ׳שׁ among them, Exod 30:24, הַמִּשְׁתָה ׳שׁ Exod 25:6; Lev 8:2; Lev 8:10; Lev 8:12 + 11 t.; מִשְׁחַתקֹֿדֶשׁ ׳שׁ Exod 30:25 (twice in verse) + 2 t.; ׳י ׳מ ׳שׁ Lev 10:7, אֱםהָיו ׳מ ׳שׁ Lev 21:12 ׳הקּ ׳שׁ Num 35:25 ׳שׁ alone Lev 14:10 + 12 t. Lev 14 for lighting Exod 25:6 + 6 t. + זַיִת זָח כָּ חִית ׳שׁ Exod 27:20; Lev 24:2 (see כָּ תִית); poured upon מִנְחָה Lev 2:1 + 5 t., compare Lev 5:11; Num 5:15 smeared (see מָשַׁח) upon wafers Exod 29:2; Lev 2:4 +, and cakes (or mixed in the making? compare בָּלַל) Exod 29:2; Lev 2:4; Lev 2:5 +, so ׳סֹלֶת בַּשׁ Lev 2:7 etc. (c. 45 t. in all), ׳חַלַּת לֶחֶם שׁ Exod 29:23; Lev 8:26.
  h. for use in temple 1Chr 9:29.
  i. for תְּרוּמָה in Ezekiel's temple Ezek 45:14 (twice in verse) + 7 t. 45, 46.
  j. efficacy denied Mic 6:7
  k. offered to idols Isa 57:9; Ezek 16:18; Ezek 16:19; Ezek 23:41. — See MacalisterHast. DB OIL ARSKEncy. Bib. OIL.

oil, ointment, olive, ointments, oiled, …
šemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
  • fat, oil
    • fat, fatness
      • "oil, olive oil
      • as staple, medicament or unguent
        • "for anointing
      fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaphorically)

וּ מִנְחָתָ ֖ם
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מִנְחָתָ
Root word offering, present, offerings, gifts, presents, …
֖ם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: מִנְחָה · min-HAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and their meat offering
for a meat offering ×22 the meat offering ×15 and their meat offering ×12 an offering ×10 and the meat offering ×10 a meat offering ×9 meat offering ×9 and his meat offering ×8
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grain offering — Standard modern scholarly/liturgical term; preferred in most contexts.
gift — Broad secular sense; good for non-cultic diplomatic or tribute contexts.
tribute — Use when offering is given to a superior as homage or tax.
present — Relational gift between individuals; less formal than tribute.
offering — Generic cultic term; use when grain type need not be specified.
sacrifice — Reserve for contexts emphasizing devotion; avoid where bloodless rite is key.

BDB4722 H4503

BDB4721 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4723

מִנְחָה153 noun feminine gift, tribute, offering (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician מנחת; ᵑ7 מִנְחָתָא; on Arabic see above); — absolute ׳מ Gen 4:3 + 81 t.; construct מִנְחַת Lev 2:7 + 22 t.; suffix מִנְחָתִי Gen 33:10 + 3 t.; + 41 t. suffixes singular; plural suffix מִנְחֹתֶיךָ Ps 20:4 מִנְחֹתֵיבֶם Num 29:39; Amos 5:22 —

1. gift, present Gen 32:14; 32:19; 32:21; Gen 32:22 (E), Gen 33:10; Gen 43:11; Gen 43:15; Gen 43:25; Gen 43:26 (J), Judg 6:18; 1Sam 10:27; 1Kgs 10:25 = 2Chr 9:24; 2Kgs 8:8; 2Kgs 8:9; 2Kgs 20:12 = Isa 39:1; Ps 45:13; 2Chr 32:23.
2. tribute Judg 3:15; Judg 3:17; Judg 3:18 (twice in verse); 2Sam 8:2; 2Sam 8:6 = 1Chr 18:2 18:6, 1Kgs 5:1; 2Kgs 17:3; 2Kgs 17:4; 2Chr 17:5; 2Chr 17:11; 2Chr 26:8; Hos 10:6; Ps 72:10.
3. offering made to God, of any kind, whether grain or animals Gen 4:3; Gen 4:4; Gen 4:5; Num 16:15 (J), 1Sam 2:17; 1Sam 2:29; 1Sam 26:19; Isa 1:13; Ps 96:8; Zeph 3:10 + (probably) (לַ)עֲלוֺת הַ֫מִּנְחָה 1Kgs 18:29; 1Kgs 18:36; 2Kgs 3:20 (Ehpraimitic source; usually regarded as = מִנְחַת עֶרֶב, but that much later usage). This general meaning possibly an also in following; זבח ומנחה 1Sam 2:29 (see v1Sam 2:29 b), 1Sam 3:14; Isa 19:21 עלה ומנחה Jer 14:12 || עולה Ps 20:4 || שֶׁלֶם Amos 5:22 (עֹלוֺת gloss, to explain אָרִיחַ); or these may shew early stage of discrimination.
4. grain offering (whether raw, roasted, ground to flour, or prepared as bread or cakes, see below. AV meat offering, misleading < RV meal-offering. GFMJudg 3:22 renders cereal oblation); — יָבִיאוּ אֶתהַֿמִּנְחָה בִּכְלִי טָהוֺר Isa 66:20 they bring the grain offering in clean vessels (restored Jews are brought as such an offering), compare מנחה טהורה Mal 1:11 brought in hands Jer 41:5 (late addition Co); received from hands Mal 1:10 חִטִּים למנחה 1Chr 21:23 wheat for grain offering; סֹלֶת 1Chr 23:29, mixed with oil Ezek 46:14, baked vEzek 46:20 distinguished from other offerings 1Kgs 8:64 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 7:7; 2Kgs 16:13; 2Kgs 16:15 (3 t. in verse); Isa 43:23; Isa 57:6; Isa 66:3; Jer 17:26; Jer 33:18; Jer 41:5 (late editors Co), Ezek 42:13; Ezek 44:29; Ezek 45:15; Ezek 45:17 (twice in verse); Ezek 45:25; Dan 9:27; Ps 40:7 used alone Neh 13:5; Neh 13:9; Ezek 45:24; Ezek 46:5 (twice in verse); Ezek 46:7; Ezek 46:11; Ezek 46:14 (twice in verse); Ezek 46:15; Mal 1:13; Mal 2:12; Mal 2:13; Mal 3:3; Mal 3:4; Judg 13:19; Judg 13:23 (R, GFMJud 322); (הָ) עֶרֶב מִנְחַת evening grain offering 2Kgs 16:15; Ezra 9:4; Ezra 9:5; Dan 9:21; Ps 141:2 מִנְחַת הַתָּמִיד continual grain off. Neh 10:34, compare Lev 6:13; Num 4:16 (all cases under 4 exilic or post-exilic).
5. grain-offering, always with this meaning in P, in classifications Exod 30:9; Exod 40:29; Lev 7:37; Lev 23:37; Num 18:9; Num 29:39 —
  a. אָבִיב grain in the ear parched with fire, with oil and frankincense Lev 2:14; Lev 2:15.
  b. סֹלֶת fine flour with oil and frankincense Lev 2:1; Lev 6:7 elsewhere בְּלוּלָה בַּשֶּׁמֶן mingled with oil Lev 14:10; Lev 14:21; Lev 23:13; Num 7:13 + 10 t. Num 8:8; Num 15:4; Num 15:6; Num 15:9; Num 28:5 + 6 t. Num 29:3; Num 29:9; Num 29:14, except sin offering of very poor where offered without oil and frankincense Lev 5:11-13.
  c. סֹלֶת baked in an oven as חַלּוֺת perforated cakes, or רְקִיקִים flat cakes Lev 2:4; Lev 7:9; Num 6:15, על הַמַּחֲבַת on a flat pan Lev 2:5; Lev 6:14; Lev 7:9, or מַרְחֶשֶׁת frying pan Lev 2:7; Lev 7:9. All these always unleavened (מַצּוֺת) and mixed with oil and salt Lev 2:11-13.
  d. at Pentecost to consecrate new bread, מִנְחָה חֲדָשָׁה new grain offering of two loaves of leavened bread Lev 23:16; Lev 23:17; Num 28:26
  e. barley meal without oil or incense; מִנְחַת קְנָאֹת grain offering of jealousy, זִכָּרוֺן ׳מ Num 5:15; Num 5:18; Num 5:25. compare phrases מִנְחַת הַבֹּקֶר morning oblation Exod 29:41; Num 28:8 ׳קָרְבַּן מ Lev 2:1; Lev 2:4; Lev 2:13 בִּכּוּרִים ׳מ Lev 2:14 פִּתִּים ׳מ Lev 6:14.
6. verbs of offering are הֵבִיא Gen 4:3 (J), Lev 2:2; Lev 2:8 (P), Isa 1:13; Isa 66:20 (twice in verse); Jer 17:26; Mal 1:13 הִקְרִיב Lev 2:1; Lev 2:8; Lev 2:11; Lev 6:7; Num 5:25 עשׂה Num 6:17; Num 28:31; 1Kgs 8:64 = 2Chr 7:7; Ezek 45:24; Ezek 46:7; Ezek 46:14; Ezek 46:15 הקטיר 2Kgs 16:13; 2Kgs 16:15; Jer 33:18 העלה Isa 57:6; Isa 66:3; Jer 14:12 הגישׁ Amos 5:25; Mal 2:12; Mal 3:3 הוביל Zeph 3:10 נשׂא Ps 96:8, also (׳מ = tribute) 2Sam 8:2; 2Sam 8:6 and ||.

מְנֻחָה see מְנוּחָה below נוח. מְנַחֵם see נחם.

מָנַ֫חַת, מְנֻחוֺת, מָנַחְתִּי see נוח.

מְנִי see מנה.

BDB9675 H4503 H4504

BDB9674 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9676

מִנְחָה noun feminine gift, offering (Biblical Hebrew id., √ מנח); —

1. oblation, to God's representative, absolute ׳מ Dan 2:46.
2. techn. meal-offering, plural suffix מִנְחָֽתְהוֺן Ezra 7:17.

מִנְיָן see מנה. above

offering, present, offerings, gifts, presents, …
minḥâ
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
  • gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering
    • gift, present
      • "tribute"offering (to God)"grain offering

וְ נִסְכֵּי הֶֽם
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
נִסְכֵּי
Root word offerings, offering, image, images, cover
הֶֽם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: נֶסֶךְ · neh-SEK

Noun — Common, masculine plural, construct state plural — usually add "-s"; "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and their drink offerings
and their drink offerings ×13 and his drink offering ×12 drink offerings ×8 and the drink offering ×4 for a drink offering ×4 a drink offering ×2 and drink offerings ×2 his molten image ×2
More options
drink offering — Most common sense; liquid poured out in ritual.
libation — Formal/liturgical register; precise technical term for liquid offering.
liquid offering — Plain descriptive alternative when audience is non-specialist.
poured offering — Emphasizes the act of pouring; good for narrative contexts.
cast image — Use only for the 'molten idol' sense; distinct cultic meaning.
idol — Broadest term for the image sense; accessible to general readers.

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נֶ֫סֶךְ noun masculine drink-offering; — absolute ׳נ Gen 35:14 + 6 t.; נֵ֫סֶךְ Exod 29:40; Exod 30:9; Ezek 45:17 נָ֑סֶךְ Num 4:7; Joel 1:13 construct נֶסֶךְ Num 28:7 suffix נִסְכִּי Isa 48:5, etc.; plural נְסָכִים Jer 7:18 + 9 t.; suffix נְסָכֶיהָ Num 29:31, נִסְכֵּיכֶם vNum 29:39, etc.; —

1. drink-offering, with עַל (on Jacob's מַצֵּבָה at Bethel) Gen 35:14 (E); elsewhere in worship of ׳י only P and related documents; once of vessels of holy table קְשׂוֺת הַנָּ֑סֶךְ Num 4:7 elsewhere in classifications Lev 23:37; Num 29:39, usually offered with the עלה Exod 29:40; Exod 23:18; Exod 15:7; Exod 15:10; Exod 15:24; Exod 28:7; Exod 28:14; Exod 28:31; Exod 29:18; Exod 28:21; Exod 28:24; Exod 28:27; Exod 28:30; Exod 28:33; Num 28:37, especially עוֺלַת הַתָּמִיד Num 28:9; Num 28:10; Num 28:15; Num 28:24; Num 29:6; Num 29:11; Num 29:16; Num 29:19; Num 29:22; Num 29:25; Num 29:28; Num 29:31; Num 29:34; Num 29:38 מִנְחַת הַבֹּקֶר Exod 29:41; Num 28:8 but sometimes also with (שׁלמים) זבח Num 6:15; Num 6:17; Num 15:15; Num 15:10 usually + מִנְחָה; elsewhere only 1Chr 29:21; 2Chr 29:35; Ezek 45:17 מִנְחָה ׳וָנ Joel 1:9; Joel 1:13; Joel 2:14. Offered to other gods 2Kgs 16:13; 2Kgs 16:15; Isa 57:6; Jer 7:18; Jer 19:13; Jer 32:29; Jer 44:17; Jer 44:18; Jer 44:19 (twice in verse); Jer 44:25; Ezek 20:28; Ps 16:4.
2. molten images, Isa 41:29; Isa 48:5; Jer 10:14; Jer 51:17. — Combinations are: ׳נָסַךְ נ, ׳הִסִּיךְ נ (see verb); ׳שָׁפַךְ נ Isa 57:6.

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[נְסַךְ] noun [masculine] drink-offering (ᵑ7 Syriac; compare Biblical Hebrew); — plural suffix נִסְכֵּיהוֺן Ezra 7:17 (+ מִנְחָֽתְהוֺן, etc.).

נסק see סלק.

offerings, offering, image, images, cover
nesek
a libation; also a cast idol
  • drink offering, libation, molten image, something poured out
    • drink offering
      • "molten images

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְסַ֣ל מַצּ֗וֹת Revia — a lesser break סֹ֤לֶת חַלֹּת֙ Pashta — a lesser break בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן Zaqef Qatan — a strong break וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת Tipeha — a lesser break מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן Etnahta — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וּמִנְחָתָ֖ם Tipeha — a lesser break וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם Silluq — end of the verse

וְסַל מַצּוֹת סֹלֶת חַלֹּת בְּלוּלֹת בַּשֶּׁמֶן וּרְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת מְשֻׁחִים בַּשָּׁמֶן וּמִנְחָתָם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃
15
And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.
Cross References

Leviticus 2:4

וְכִי תַקְרִב קָרְבַּן מִנְחָה מַֽאֲפֵה תַנּוּר סֹלֶת חַלּוֹת מַצֹּת בְּלוּלֹת בַּשֶּׁמֶן וּרְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת מְשֻׁחִים בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃
4
And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

Exodus 29:2

וְלֶחֶם מַצּוֹת וְחַלֹּת מַצֹּת בְּלוּלֹת בַּשֶּׁמֶן וּרְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת מְשֻׁחִים בַּשָּׁמֶן סֹלֶת חִטִּים תַּֽעֲשֶׂה אֹתָֽם׃
2
And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.

Numbers 15:10

וְיַיִן תַּקְרִיב לַנֶּסֶךְ חֲצִי הַהִין אִשֵּׁה רֵֽיחַ-נִיחֹחַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃
10
And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

1 Corinthians 11:26

ὁσάκις γὰρ ἂν ἐσθίητε τὸν ἄρτον τοῦτον καὶ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦτο πίνητε τὸν θάνατον τοῦ κυρίου καταγγέλλετε ἄχρις οὗ ἂν ἔλθῃ
26
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

Isaiah 62:9

כִּי מְאַסְפָיו יֹאכְלֻהוּ וְהִֽלְלוּ אֶת-יְהוָה וּֽמְקַבְּצָיו יִשְׁתֻּהוּ בְּחַצְרוֹת קָדְשִֽׁי׃
9
But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.

Leviticus 8:2

קַח אֶֽת-אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת-בָּנָיו אִתּוֹ וְאֵת הַבְּגָדִים וְאֵת שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְאֵת׀ פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת וְאֵת שְׁנֵי הָֽאֵילִים וְאֵת סַל הַמַּצּֽוֹת׃
2
Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

1 Corinthians 10:31

εἴτε οὖν ἐσθίετε εἴτε πίνετε εἴτε τι ποιεῖτε πάντα εἰς δόξαν θεοῦ ποιεῖτε
31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

John 6:50

οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἄρτος ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβαίνων ἵνα τις ἐξ αὐτοῦ φάγῃ καὶ μὴ ἀποθάνῃ
50
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

Numbers 15:1

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר׃
1
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Joel 2:14

מִי יוֹדֵעַ יָשׁוּב וְנִחָם וְהִשְׁאִיר אַֽחֲרָיו בְּרָכָה מִנְחָה וָנֶסֶךְ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃
14
Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

Joel 1:13

חִגְרוּ וְסִפְדוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים הֵילִילוּ מְשָׁרְתֵי מִזְבֵּחַ בֹּאוּ לִינוּ בַשַּׂקִּים מְשָׁרְתֵי אֱלֹהָי כִּי נִמְנַע מִבֵּית אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מִנְחָה וָנָֽסֶךְ׃
13
Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.

Leviticus 9:4

וְשׁוֹר וָאַיִל לִשְׁלָמִים לִזְבֹּחַ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וּמִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה בַשָּׁמֶן כִּי הַיּוֹם יְהוָה נִרְאָה אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
4
Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.

Joel 1:9

הָכְרַת מִנְחָה וָנֶסֶךְ מִבֵּית יְהוָה אָֽבְלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים מְשָׁרְתֵי יְהוָֽה׃
9
The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD's ministers, mourn.
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