What does צַפִּיחִת mean in the Bible?
צַפִּיחִת is a Hebrew word meaning "a flat thin cake".
Hebrew · H6838
צַפִּיחִת
A flat thin cake
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צַפִּיחִת H6838
What does צַפִּיחִת mean in the Bible?
צַפִּיחִת is a Hebrew word meaning "a flat thin cake".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6838?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include like wafers (1).
Where does צַפִּיחִת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (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 like wafers 1× Exodus 16:31
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 16:31
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Exodus 1
Source forms
כְּצַפִּיחִ֥ת 1x kə·ṣap·pî·ḥiṯ Exodus 16:31
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 16:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a flat thin cake
Source Gloss
a flat thin cake
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a flat thin cake BDB: flat cake Usage: wafer.
Word Origins
צַפִּיחִת is built from this root:
צַפַּחַת H6835
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