לְבִב֔וֹת
𐤋𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤕
lâbîybâh
heart-shaped cakes
A type of round or flat cake, typically made from a mixture of flour or grain meal, sometimes with oil, and cooked on a griddle or pan. The term can denote a cake fried in oil or one prepared as a folded or layered pastry. In context, it most often refers to a coin-shaped or pancake-like cake supplied as food or offering.
2 Samuel 13:6 · Word #18
Lexicon H3834
| Lemma | לָבִיבָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤄 |
| Transliteration | lâbîybâh |
| Strong's | H3834 |
| Definition | A type of round or flat cake, typically made from a mixture of flour or grain meal, sometimes with oil, and cooked on a griddle or pan. The term can denote a cake fried in oil or one prepared as a folded or layered pastry. In context, it most often refers to a coin-shaped or pancake-like cake supplied as food or offering. |
Morphology HNcfpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | heart-shaped cakes |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3834-02
round cakes
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, feminine plural absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "round cakes" reflects the root sense of roundness from לבב and preserves the feminine plural form of the noun. It captures the core physical characteristic implied by the etymology without importing contextual detail. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
heart-shaped cakes
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'round cakes' is a general sense but, given the derived noun, the conventional and context-appropriate meaning is 'heart-shaped cakes,' matching the cake Tamar is requested to make. Adjusted to fit the context and standard translation. |