What does מַחֲבַת mean in the Bible?
מַחֲבַת is a Hebrew word meaning "a pan for baking in".
Hebrew · H4227
מַחֲבַת
A pan for baking in
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מַחֲבַת H4227
What does מַחֲבַת mean in the Bible?
מַחֲבַת is a Hebrew word meaning "a pan for baking in".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4227?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a griddle (3), plate (1), the baking (1).
Where does מַחֲבַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 2:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), 1 Chronicles (1), Ezekiel (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 a griddle 3× Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 6:21, Leviticus 7:9
plate 1× Ezekiel 4:3
the baking 1× 1 Chronicles 23:29
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 2:5 הַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת to a griddle Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 6:21 מַחֲבַ֗ת to a griddle Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 7:9 מַחֲבַ֑ת to a griddle Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 23:29 וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת to the baking Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 4:3 מַחֲבַ֣ת to plate Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 2:5
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Leviticus 3 1 Chronicles 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
הַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת 1x ham·ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ Leviticus 2:5
וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת 1x wə·lam·ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ 1 Chronicles 23:29
מַחֲבַ֗ת 1x ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ Leviticus 6:21
מַחֲבַ֑ת 1x ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ Leviticus 7:9
מַחֲבַ֣ת 1x ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ Ezekiel 4:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 6:21, Leviticus 7:9
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 2:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 23:29
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 4:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a pan for baking in
Source Gloss
a pan for baking in
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a pan for baking in BDB: flat plate Usage: pan.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַחֲבַת is built from this root:
חָבֵת H2281
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