Hebrew · H7550, H4682 · unreviewed

רְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת

A thin cake · 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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רָקִיק H7550 a thin cake
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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What does רְקִיקֵי מַצּוֹת (rĕqîqê maṣṣôṯ) mean in the Bible?

רָקִיק · מַצָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "a thin cake".

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Meaning

a thin cake
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