What does זֶבַח · θυσία mean in the Bible?
זֶבַח · θυσία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sacrificial offering in worship".
Hebrew · H2077, G2378
זֶבַח
Properly, a slaughter , i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) · sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
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זֶבַח H2077 properly, a slaughter , i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
Pronunciation zevach
Sacrifice grounded in physical slaughter—the concrete act of killing consecrates the offering to God.
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θυσία G2378 sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation thysía
The act of offering or the victim offered; encompasses both literal Temple sacrifices and metaphorical spiritual offerings.
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What does זֶבַח (zevach) mean in the Bible?
זֶבַח · θυσία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sacrificial offering in worship".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2077, G2378?
H2077, G2378 is connected to 162 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sacrificial offering in worship
Strong's H2077, G2378
Lexical occurrences 162 verses Source Gloss
sacrificial offering in worship
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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