סַל הַמַּצּוֹת
Properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket · 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)
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סַל H5536 properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket
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)
What does סַל הַמַּצּוֹת (sal hammaṣṣôṯ) mean in the Bible?
סַל · מַצָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket". properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.
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