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חַלָּה

A cake (as usually punctured )

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חַלָּהH2471

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
cakes5×Exodus 29:2, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12, Numbers 6:15
cake4×Exodus 29:23, Leviticus 8:26, Numbers 6:19
loaf2×Leviticus 24:5, 2 Samuel 6:19
loaves1×Leviticus 24:5
up a cake1×Numbers 15:20
with cakes1×Leviticus 7:13
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:2וְחַלֹּ֤תtocakesConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 29:23וַֽחַלַּ֨תtocakeConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 2:4חַלּ֤וֹתtocakesNoun - feminine plural constructLeviticus 7:12חַלּ֤וֹתtocakesNoun - feminine plural constructLeviticus 7:12חַלֹּ֖תtocakesNoun - feminine pluralLeviticus 7:13חַלֹּת֙towith cakesNoun - feminine pluralLeviticus 8:26חַלַּ֨תtocakeNoun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 8:26וְֽחַלַּ֨תtocakeConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructLeviticus 24:5חַלּ֑וֹתtoloavesNoun - feminine pluralLeviticus 24:5הַֽחַלָּ֥הtoloafArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowExodus 29:2
Aligned rows14
Books represented4
Exodus2Leviticus8Numbers32 Samuel1
Source forms
וְֽחַלַּ֨ת2xwə·ḥal·laṯLeviticus 8:26, Numbers 6:19
חַלּ֤וֹת2xḥal·lō·wṯLeviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12
חַלֹּת֙2xḥal·lōṯLeviticus 7:13, Numbers 6:15
הַֽחַלָּ֥ה1xha·ḥal·lāhLeviticus 24:5
וְחַלֹּ֤ת1xwə·ḥal·lōṯExodus 29:2
וַֽחַלַּ֨ת1xwa·ḥal·laṯExodus 29:23
חַלָּ֖ה1xḥal·lāhNumbers 15:20
חַלּ֑וֹת1xḥal·lō·wṯLeviticus 24:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural4xLeviticus 7:12, Leviticus 7:13, Leviticus 24:5, Numbers 6:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct3xExodus 29:23, Leviticus 8:26, Numbers 6:19
Noun - feminine plural construct2xLeviticus 2:4, Leviticus 7:12
Noun - feminine singular construct2xLeviticus 8:26, 2 Samuel 6:19
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xLeviticus 24:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1xExodus 29:2
Noun - feminine singular1xNumbers 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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