חָזֶהchâzeh

breast, of animals, only of sacrificial animals; always as wave-offering (Leviticus 7:31; Exodus 29:26; Exodus 29:27; Leviticus 9:20; Leviticus 9:21)

Pronunciation: khaw-zeh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2373

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Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 29:26 Then take the breast of Aaron’s ordination ram, and lift it up in the Lord’s presence as a special offering to him. Then keep it as your own portion.
  • Exodus 29:27 “Set aside the portions of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted up before the Lord as a special offering.
  • Leviticus 7:30 Present it to the Lord with your own hands as a special gift to the Lord. Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and lift up the breast as a special offering to the Lord.
  • Leviticus 7:31 Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his descendants.
  • Leviticus 7:34 For I have reserved the breast of the special offering and the right thigh of the sacred offering for the priests. It is the permanent right of Aaron and his descendants to share in the peace offerings brought by the people of Israel.
  • Leviticus 8:29 Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up as a special offering to the Lord. This was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).