Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
bun
Usage: cake, cake (if pierced) (probably perforated)
Strong's Number
H2471
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
4
Strong's H2471 Quick Answer
Strong's H2471 חַלָּה (challah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. challah (khal-law') n-f. 1. a cake (as usually punctured) [from H2490] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include cake. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- challah (khal-law') n-f. 1. a cake (as usually punctured) [from H2490]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- cake
Meaning and Definition
challah (khal-law') n-f. 1. a cake (as usually punctured) [from H2490] KJV: cake. Root(s): H2490
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2471. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2471 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render challah, 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.
cake
Exodus 29:23
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How Strong's H2471 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 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2471 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 H2471 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:
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 with oil.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2471.
And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:
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 with oil.
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 with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.
Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.
And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.
And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:
Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.
And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2471, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2471 FAQ
What does challah (חַלָּה) mean?
Challah (Strong's H2471) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cake". challah (khal-law') n-f. 1. a cake (as usually punctured) [from H2490]
How many times is challah (חַלָּה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H2471 across 4 books.
Where can I study challah (חַלָּה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2471 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate challah (חַלָּה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as cake. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.