What does צַלַּחַת mean in the Bible?
e. a bowl ; figuratively, the bosom".
Hebrew · H6747
צַלַּחַת
Something advanced or deep , i.e. a bowl ; figuratively, the bosom
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צַלַּחַת H6747
What does צַלַּחַת mean in the Bible?
צַלַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "something advanced or deep , i.e. a bowl ; figuratively, the bosom".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6747?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the dish (2), a bowl (1), and bowls (1).
Where does צַלַּחַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 21:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2), 2 Chronicles (1), 2 Kings (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 It in the dish 2× Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
a bowl 1× 2 Kings 21:13
and bowls 1× 2 Chronicles 35:13
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 21:13 הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ to a bowl Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 35:13 וּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹת to and bowls Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Proverbs 19:24 בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת to in the dish Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 26:15 בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת to in the dish Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 21:13
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Proverbs 2
Source forms
בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת 2x baṣ·ṣal·lā·ḥaṯ Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ 1x haṣ·ṣal·la·ḥaṯ 2 Kings 21:13
וּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹת 1x ū·ḇaṣ·ṣê·lā·ḥō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 35:13
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 2 Kings 21:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 35:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something advanced or deep , i.e. a bowl ; figuratively, the bosom
Source Gloss
something advanced or deep , i.e. a bowl ; figuratively, the bosom
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something advanced or deep, i.e. a bowl; figuratively, the bosom BDB: dish Usage: bosom, dish.
Word Origins
צַלַּחַת is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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