What does מַרְחֶשֶׁת mean in the Bible?
מַרְחֶשֶׁת is a Hebrew word meaning "a stewpan".
Hebrew · H4802
מַרְחֶשֶׁת
A stewpan
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מַרְחֶשֶׁת H4802
What does מַרְחֶשֶׁת mean in the Bible?
מַרְחֶשֶׁת is a Hebrew word meaning "a stewpan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4802?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [cooked] in a pan (1), in a pan (1).
Where does מַרְחֶשֶׁת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 2:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2).
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 [cooked] in a pan 1× Leviticus 2:7
in a pan 1× Leviticus 7:9
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First aligned row Leviticus 2:7
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Leviticus 2
Source forms
בַמַּרְחֶ֖שֶׁת 1x ḇam·mar·ḥe·šeṯ Leviticus 7:9
מַרְחֶ֖שֶׁת 1x mar·ḥe·šeṯ Leviticus 2:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 2:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 7:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a stewpan
Source Gloss
a stewpan
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a stewpan BDB: stew-pan Usage: fryingpan.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַרְחֶשֶׁת is built from this root:
רָחַשׁ H7370
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