What does סַל · מַצָּה mean in the Bible?
e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket".
Hebrew · H5536, H4682
סַל הַמַּצּוֹת
Properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket · 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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סַל H5536 properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket
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 סַל הַמַּצּוֹת (sal hammaṣṣôṯ) mean in the Bible?
סַל · מַצָּה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5536, H4682?
H5536, H4682 is connected to 68 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket
Strong's H5536, H4682
Lexical occurrences 68 verses Source Gloss
properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier ; but only as woven into a basket
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סַל הַמַּצּוֹת is built from this root:
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