Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
dough
Usage: dough (unleavened)
Strong's Number
H1217
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
4
Strong's H1217 Quick Answer
Strong's H1217 בָּצֵק (batseq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. batseq (baw-tsake') n-m. 1. dough (as swelling by fermentation) [from H1216] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include dough and flour. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- batseq (baw-tsake') n-m. 1. dough (as swelling by fermentation) [from H1216]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- dough and flour
Meaning and Definition
batseq (baw-tsake') n-m. 1. dough (as swelling by fermentation) [from H1216] KJV: dough, flour. Root(s): H1216
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1217. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1217 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render batseq, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
dough
Exodus 12:34
4×
flour
2 Samuel 13:8
How Strong's H1217 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1217 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1217 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1217.
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1217, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1217 FAQ
What does batseq (בָּצֵק) mean?
Batseq (Strong's H1217) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dough". batseq (baw-tsake') n-m. 1. dough (as swelling by fermentation) [from H1216]
How many times is batseq (בָּצֵק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H1217 across 4 books.
Where can I study batseq (בָּצֵק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1217 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate batseq (בָּצֵק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as dough and flour. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.