What does דְּבַח (dĕbaḥ) mean in the Bible?
דְּבַח (dĕbaḥ): Ritual offering presented to God; less common than zebaḥ, emphasizes sacrificial act itself
Hebrew · H1685
דְּבַח
A sacrifice
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דְּבַח H1685
Pronunciation dĕbaḥ
What does דְּבַח (dĕbaḥ) mean in the Bible?
דְּבַח (dĕbaḥ): Ritual offering presented to God; less common than zebaḥ, emphasizes sacrificial act itself
Full entry for דְּבַח (H1685) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1685?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include sacrifices (1).
Where does דְּבַח (dĕbaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 6:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (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 sacrifices 1× Ezra 6:3
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Usage map
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First aligned row Ezra 6:3
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Ezra 1
Source forms
דִּבְחִ֔ין 1x diḇ·ḥîn Ezra 6:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezra 6:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ritual offering presented to God; less common than zebaḥ, emphasizes sacrificial act itself
Source Gloss
a sacrifice
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ritual offering presented to God; less common than zebaḥ, emphasizes sacrificial act itself
a sacrifice BDB: sacrifice Usage: sacrifice.
Word Origins
דְּבַח is built from this root:
דְּבַח H1684
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