Hebrew · H2471, H3899, H2557 · unreviewed

חַלֹּת לֶחֶם חָמֵץ

A cake (as usually punctured ) · food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it) · ferment , (figuratively) extortion

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חַלָּה H2471 a cake (as usually punctured )
לֶחֶם H3899 food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)
Pronunciation leḥem
Staple sustenance representing basic human need; metaphorically signifies livelihood, covenant provision, and dependence on God.
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חָמֵץ H2557 ferment , (figuratively) extortion
Pronunciation ḥāmēṣ
Fermentation process that corrupts and spreads; metaphorically extends to moral corruption and exploitative practices
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What does חַלֹּת לֶחֶם חָמֵץ (ḥallōṯ leḥem ḥāmēṣ) mean in the Bible?

חַלָּה · לֶחֶם · חָמֵץ is a Hebrew word meaning "a cake (as usually punctured )".

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Meaning

a cake (as usually punctured )
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Participle 2
Stem
Hiphil 2

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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