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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מַחֲבַתH4227
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 Ita griddle3×Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 6:21, Leviticus 7:9
plate1×Ezekiel 4:3
the baking1×1 Chronicles 23:29
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 2:5הַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תtoa griddleArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 6:21מַחֲבַ֗תtoa griddleNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 7:9מַחֲבַ֑תtoa griddleNoun - feminine singular1 Chronicles 23:29וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖תtothe bakingConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularEzekiel 4:3מַחֲבַ֣תtoplateNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 2:5
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Leviticus31 Chronicles1Ezekiel1
Source forms
הַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת1xham·ma·ḥă·ḇaṯLeviticus 2:5
וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת1xwə·lam·ma·ḥă·ḇaṯ1 Chronicles 23:29
מַחֲבַ֗ת1xma·ḥă·ḇaṯLeviticus 6:21
מַחֲבַ֑ת1xma·ḥă·ḇaṯLeviticus 7:9
מַחֲבַ֣ת1xma·ḥă·ḇaṯEzekiel 4:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular2xLeviticus 6:21, Leviticus 7:9
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xLeviticus 2:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1x1 Chronicles 23:29
Noun - feminine singular construct1xEzekiel 4:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a pan for baking in
Source Gloss
a pan for baking in
Extended definitionSource: 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:
חָבֵתH2281