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חַלָּה

A cake (as usually punctured )

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חַלָּה H2471

What does חַלָּה mean in the Bible?

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

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Questions this entry answers

What does חַלָּה mean in the Bible?

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

How does the BSB render H2471?

The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include cakes (5), cake (4), loaf (2), loaves (1), up a cake (1).

Where does חַלָּה appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (8), Numbers (3), Exodus (2), 2 Samuel (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
cakes 5× Exodus 29:2, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12, Numbers 6:15
cake 4× Exodus 29:23, Leviticus 8:26, Numbers 6:19
loaf 2× Leviticus 24:5, 2 Samuel 6:19
loaves 1× Leviticus 24:5
up a cake 1× Numbers 15:20
with cakes 1× Leviticus 7:13
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:2 וְחַלֹּ֤ת to cakes Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 29:23 וַֽחַלַּ֨ת to cake Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 2:4 חַלּ֤וֹת to cakes Noun - feminine plural construct Leviticus 7:12 חַלּ֤וֹת to cakes Noun - feminine plural construct Leviticus 7:12 חַלֹּ֖ת to cakes Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 7:13 חַלֹּת֙ to with cakes Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 8:26 חַלַּ֨ת to cake Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 8:26 וְֽחַלַּ֨ת to cake Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 24:5 חַלּ֑וֹת to loaves Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 24:5 הַֽחַלָּ֥ה to loaf Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Exodus 29:2
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 4
Exodus 2 Leviticus 8 Numbers 3 2 Samuel 1
Source forms
וְֽחַלַּ֨ת 2x wə·ḥal·laṯ Leviticus 8:26, Numbers 6:19
חַלּ֤וֹת 2x ḥal·lō·wṯ Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12
חַלֹּת֙ 2x ḥal·lōṯ Leviticus 7:13, Numbers 6:15
הַֽחַלָּ֥ה 1x ha·ḥal·lāh Leviticus 24:5
וְחַלֹּ֤ת 1x wə·ḥal·lōṯ Exodus 29:2
וַֽחַלַּ֨ת 1x wa·ḥal·laṯ Exodus 29:23
חַלָּ֖ה 1x ḥal·lāh Numbers 15:20
חַלּ֑וֹת 1x ḥal·lō·wṯ Leviticus 24:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 4x Leviticus 7:12, Leviticus 7:13, Leviticus 24:5, Numbers 6:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Exodus 29:23, Leviticus 8:26, Numbers 6:19
Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Leviticus 8:26, 2 Samuel 6:19
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 24:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural 1x Exodus 29:2
Noun - feminine singular 1x Numbers 15:20
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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