וְֽ/חַלַּ֨ת
𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤕
challâh
and one cake
A round, flat bread-cake, often prepared from fine flour and sometimes mixed with oil or honey, typically used in cultic offerings or as an item of food. In biblical usage, חַלָּה refers to a specific type of bread-cake, distinct from other bread forms, brought as part of ritual sacrifice or for special festivals. The term can also generically refer to a baked food portion, especially one intentionally separated, dedicated, or set aside.
Numbers 6:19 · Word #8
Lexicon H2471
| Lemma | חַלָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | challâh |
| Strong's | H2471 |
| Definition | A round, flat bread-cake, often prepared from fine flour and sometimes mixed with oil or honey, typically used in cultic offerings or as an item of food. In biblical usage, חַלָּה refers to a specific type of bread-cake, distinct from other bread forms, brought as part of ritual sacrifice or for special festivals. The term can also generically refer to a baked food portion, especially one intentionally separated, dedicated, or set aside. |
Morphology HC/Ncfsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and one cake |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2471-06
and perforated bread-cake of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the root idea of perforation (from חלל) by describing it as a "perforated bread-cake," reflecting its likely marked or scored form. The feminine singular construct state is conveyed by "bread-cake of," and the prefixed conjunction וְ is rendered as "and." |
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