מַחֲבַתmachăbath
flat plate, pan, or griddle for baking
Pronunciation: makh-ab-ath' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4227
Meanings
1. used in preparing the (baken) mincha (Leviticus 2:5; Leviticus 6:14; Leviticus 7:9)
2. a plate of iron, signifying an iron wall (Ezekiel 4:3)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 2:5 If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.
- Leviticus 6:21 It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
- Leviticus 7:9 Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it.
- 1 Chronicles 23:29 They were in charge of the sacred bread that was set out on the table, the choice flour for the grain offerings, the wafers made without yeast, the cakes cooked in olive oil, and the other mixed breads. They were also responsible to check all the weights and measures.
- Ezekiel 4:3 Then take an iron griddle and place it between you and the city. Turn toward the city and demonstrate how harsh the siege will be against Jerusalem. This will be a warning to the people of Israel.
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).