What does מַצָּה · עֻגָּה mean in the Bible?
מַצָּה · עֻגָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "cakes of unleavened bread".
Hebrew · H4682, H5692
עֻגֹת מַצּוֹת
Properly, sweetness ; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used) · an ashcake (as round )
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מַצָּה H4682 properly, sweetness ; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used)
Pronunciation maṣāh
Unleavened bread embodies ritual purity and covenant commemoration, opposing fermentation's corruption symbolism.
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עֻגָּה H5692 an ashcake (as round )
What does עֻגֹת מַצּוֹת (ʿugot matsot) mean in the Bible?
מַצָּה · עֻגָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "cakes of unleavened bread".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4682, H5692?
H4682, H5692 is connected to 60 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. cakes of unleavened bread
Strong's H4682, H5692
Lexical occurrences 60 verses Source Gloss
cakes of unleavened bread
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֻגֹת מַצּוֹת is built from this root:
מָצַץ H4711
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