מַצָּה matstsah

Hebrew word for “unleavened bread” · Strong’s H4682 · used 53 times in 42 verses

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Meaning

unleavened (bread, cake), without leaven.

How it is translated

Glosses given for matstsah in context, with how often each is used:

• unleavened breads 51
• unleavened bread 2

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 12 (6), Numbers 6 (3), Deuteronomy 16 (3), Judges 6 (3), Exodus 13 (2), Exodus 29 (2), Leviticus 2 (2), Leviticus 8 (2), 2 Chronicles 30 (2), Genesis 19 (1)

Forms

• מצות 26
• המצות 16
• מצת 4
• מצה 4
• ומצות 2
• ובמצות 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with matstsah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• חַג chag “feast” 12
• אָכַל akhal “to eat” 20
• רָקִיק raqiq “flatbread” 8
• חַלָּה challah “bun” 7
• סַל sal “basket” 7
• שֶׁבַע sheva “seven” 11
• חֹדֶשׁ chodesh “month” 9
• שֶׁמֶן shemen “oil” 8
• סֹלֶת solet “fine flour” 6
• בָּלַל balal “to mix” 5
• מִנְחָה minchah “offering” 6
• מָשַׁח mashach “to anoint” 4

Key verses

The verses using matstsah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 19:3 — And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they…
• Exodus 12:8 — And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
• Exodus 12:15 — Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first…
• Exodus 23:15 — Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for…
• Leviticus 2:4 — And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed…
• Leviticus 6:16 — And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the…
• Leviticus 7:12 — If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed…
• Leviticus 8:2 — Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
• Deuteronomy 16:3 — Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the…
• Deuteronomy 16:16 — Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast…
• 2 Chronicles 30:21 — And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests…
• Ezra 6:22 — And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.