חָזֶה
cha.zeh
“breast”
Definition
the breast (as most seen in front)
from H2372 (חָזָה);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
חָזֶה appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.
And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.
With his own hands he is to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.
I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’”
and placed these on the breasts. Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar,
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