חַלָּה
chal.lah
“bun”
Definition
a cake (as usually punctured)
from H2490 (חָלַל);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
חַלָּה appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home.
along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.
From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.
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