What does מִנְחָה · עֶרֶב mean in the Bible?
מִנְחָה · עֶרֶב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evening grain offering or sacrificial offering time".
Hebrew · H4503, H6153
מִנְחַת הָעָרֶב
A donation ; euphemistically, tribute ; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) · dusk
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מִנְחָה H4503 a donation ; euphemistically, tribute ; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
Pronunciation minĕḥāh
Gift becoming obligatory: a voluntary present that transitions into required tribute or covenant sacrifice.
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עֶרֶב H6153 dusk
Pronunciation ʿereb
Liminal threshold between day and night; marks time of transition, vulnerability, and divine activity in covenant contexts
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What does מִנְחַת הָעָרֶב (minḥat hāʿāreb) mean in the Bible?
מִנְחָה · עֶרֶב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evening grain offering or sacrificial offering time".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4503, H6153?
H4503, H6153 is connected to 345 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. evening grain offering or sacrificial offering time
Strong's H4503, H6153
Lexical occurrences 345 verses Source Gloss
evening grain offering or sacrificial offering time
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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