What does בָּצֵק mean in the Bible?
בָּצֵק is a Hebrew word meaning "dough (as swelling by fermentation)".
Hebrew · H1217
בָּצֵק
Dough (as swelling by fermentation)
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בָּצֵק H1217
What does בָּצֵק mean in the Bible?
בָּצֵק is a Hebrew word meaning "dough (as swelling by fermentation)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1217?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include their dough (2), of the dough (1), some dough (1), the dough (1).
Where does בָּצֵק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2), 2 Samuel (1), Hosea (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It their dough 2× Exodus 12:34, Exodus 12:39
of the dough 1× Hosea 7:4
some dough 1× 2 Samuel 13:8
the dough 1× Jeremiah 7:18
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:34 בְּצֵק֖וֹ to their dough Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 12:39 הַבָּצֵ֜ק to their dough Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 13:8 הַבָּצֵ֤ק to some dough Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 7:18 בָּצֵ֑ק to the dough Noun - masculine singular Hosea 7:4 בָּצֵ֖ק to of the dough Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:34
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Exodus 2 2 Samuel 1 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
בָּצֵ֑ק 1x bā·ṣêq Jeremiah 7:18
בָּצֵ֖ק 1x bā·ṣêq Hosea 7:4
בְּצֵק֖וֹ 1x bə·ṣê·qōw Exodus 12:34
הַבָּצֵ֜ק 1x hab·bā·ṣêq Exodus 12:39
הַבָּצֵ֤ק 1x hab·bā·ṣêq 2 Samuel 13:8
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 12:39, 2 Samuel 13:8
Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 7:18, Hosea 7:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 12:34
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. dough (as swelling by fermentation)
Source Gloss
dough (as swelling by fermentation)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
dough (as swelling by fermentation) BDB: dough Usage: dough, flour.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָּצֵק is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain