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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צַלַּחַתH6747
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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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 Itin the dish2×Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
a bowl1×2 Kings 21:13
and bowls1×2 Chronicles 35:13
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 21:13הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙toa bowlArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 35:13וּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹתtoand bowlsConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralProverbs 19:24בַּצַּלָּ֑חַתtoin the dishPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularProverbs 26:15בַּצַּלָּ֑חַתtoin the dishPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Kings 21:13
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
2 Kings12 Chronicles1Proverbs2
Source forms
בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת2xbaṣ·ṣal·lā·ḥaṯProverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙1xhaṣ·ṣal·la·ḥaṯ2 Kings 21:13
וּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹת1xū·ḇaṣ·ṣê·lā·ḥō·wṯ2 Chronicles 35:13
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xProverbs 19:24, Proverbs 26:15
Article | Noun - feminine singular1x2 Kings 21:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1x2 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 definitionSource: 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:
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