1. מַצָּה
unleavened bread, cake, s
The corpus record — Hebrew
וּמַצּ֥וֹת
matstsah · n.f
unleavened bread, cake, s
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 53 · 1.73/10k
Senses
2. מַצָּה
properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used)
Attestations
- וּ/מַצּ֥וֹת Genesis 19:3 (BHS)
- וּ/מַצּ֔וֹת Exodus 12:8 (BHS)
- מַצּ֣וֹת Exodus 12:15 (BHS)
- הַ/מַּצּוֹת֒ Exodus 12:17 (BHS)
- מַצֹּ֑ת Exodus 12:18 (BHS)
- מַצּֽוֹת Exodus 12:20 (BHS)
6 of 53 attestations shown.
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