זֶ֫בַח

ze.vachNoun (Masculine)H2077

sacrifice

From: from H2076 (זָבַח);

Short Definition

properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. sacrifice 1a) sacrifices of righteousness 1b) sacrifices of strife 1c) sacrifices to dead things 1d) the covenant sacrifice 1e) the passover 1f) annual sacrifice 1g) thank offering

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

147 times

Appears 147 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Leviticus
32
Numbers
20
1 Samuel
15
Exodus
8
2 Chronicles
7

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 29:21
  • 2 Kings 5:17
  • Hosea 6:6
  • Leviticus 22:21
  • Numbers 15:5

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.