אָפָה
a.phah
“to bake”
Definition
to cook, especially to bake
a primitive root;
- to bake 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bake 1a2) (subst) baker 1b) (Niphal) to be baked, baked
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Occurrences
אָפָה appears 23 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.
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both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.
It serves as fuel for man.He takes some of it to warm himself,and he kindles a fireand bakes his bread;he even fashions it into a god and worships it;he makes an idol and bows down to it.
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