What does סֹלֶת (sōlet) mean in the Bible?
סֹלֶת (sōlet): Fine flour refined through grinding process, emphasizing purity and preparation for sacred offerings and baking
Hebrew · H5560
סֹלֶת
Flour (as chipped off)
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סֹלֶת H5560
Pronunciation sōlet
What does סֹלֶת (sōlet) mean in the Bible?
סֹלֶת (sōlet): Fine flour refined through grinding process, emphasizing purity and preparation for sacred offerings and baking
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5560?
The BSB source-word alignment has 53 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of fine flour (26), fine flour (15), the fine flour (3), as well as the fine flour (1), flour (1).
Where does סֹלֶת (sōlet) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 18:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (27), Leviticus (14), 2 Kings (3), Ezekiel (3).
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 of fine flour 26× Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 2:7, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20
fine flour 15× Leviticus 6:15, Leviticus 24:5, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19
the fine flour 3× 1 Chronicles 23:29, Ezekiel 16:19, Ezekiel 46:14
as well as the fine flour 1× 1 Chronicles 9:29
flour 1× Exodus 29:2
it must consist of fine flour 1× Leviticus 2:4
made from fine flour 1× Numbers 6:15
made of fine flour 1× Leviticus 2:5
must consist of fine flour 1× Leviticus 2:1
of fine 1× Genesis 18:6
of the flour 1× Leviticus 2:2
shall consist of fine flour 1× Numbers 28:20
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Genesis 18:6 סֹ֔לֶת to of fine Noun - feminine singular Exodus 29:2 סֹ֥לֶת to flour Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 29:40 סֹ֜לֶת to of fine flour Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 2:1 סֹ֖לֶת to must consist of fine flour Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 2:2 מִסָּלְתָּהּ֙ to of the flour Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Leviticus 2:4 סֹ֣לֶת to it must consist of fine flour Noun - feminine singular construct Leviticus 2:5 סֹ֛לֶת to made of fine flour Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 2:7 סֹ֥לֶת to of fine flour Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 5:11 סֹ֖לֶת to of fine flour Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 6:15 מִסֹּ֤לֶת to fine flour Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 18:6
Aligned rows 53
Books represented 8
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Leviticus 14 Numbers 27 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 2 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
סֹ֛לֶת 14x sō·leṯ Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 6:20, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:19
סֹ֖לֶת 11x sō·leṯ Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 5:11, Numbers 8:8, Numbers 15:6
סֹ֣לֶת 6x sō·leṯ Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 23:13, Leviticus 23:17, Numbers 15:4
סֹ֤לֶת 5x sō·leṯ Leviticus 14:10, Numbers 6:15, Numbers 28:12, Numbers 28:13
סֹ֔לֶת 3x sō·leṯ Genesis 18:6, Leviticus 24:5, 1 Kings 4:22
סֹ֜לֶת 3x sō·leṯ Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 14:21, 2 Kings 7:16
סֹ֥לֶת 2x sō·leṯ Exodus 29:2, Leviticus 2:7
סֹ֧לֶת 2x sō·leṯ Numbers 28:9, Ezekiel 16:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 44x Genesis 18:6, Exodus 29:40, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:5
Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Exodus 29:2, Leviticus 2:4, Numbers 6:15
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 9:29, Ezekiel 46:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 7:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Chronicles 23:29
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Leviticus 6:15
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Leviticus 2:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fine flour refined through grinding process, emphasizing purity and preparation for sacred offerings and baking
Source Gloss
flour (as chipped off)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fine flour refined through grinding process, emphasizing purity and preparation for sacred offerings and baking
flour (as chipped off) BDB: fine flour Usage: (fine) flour, meal.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Fine flour used in grain offering, prepared without leaven
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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