◄ 4682. matstsah ►
Strong's Lexicon matstsah: Unleavened bread Original Word: מַצָּה Part of Speech: noun feminine Transliteration: matstsah Pronunciation: mahts-tsaw' Phonetic Spelling: (mats-tsaw') Definition: Unleavened bread Meaning: sweetness, sweet, an unfermented cake, loaf, the festival of Passover Word Origin: From the root verb מָצַץ (matsats), meaning "to drain" or "to suck out." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G106 (ἄζυμος, azymos): Referring to unleavened bread, used in the New Testament in the context of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (e.g., Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:1). Usage: The term "matstsah" refers to unleavened bread, which is bread made without yeast. In the Hebrew Bible, it is primarily associated with the Feast of Unleavened Bread, a significant observance in Jewish tradition. The unleavened bread symbolizes purity and the haste with which the Israelites left Egypt, as they did not have time to let their bread rise. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, unleavened bread was a staple during the Passover festival. The Feast of Unleavened Bread, which lasts seven days, begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, immediately following Passover. This festival commemorates the Exodus from Egypt, when the Israelites were commanded to eat unleavened bread for seven days as a reminder of their swift departure and God's deliverance. The absence of leaven (yeast) is symbolic of removing sin and corruption, as leaven is often used metaphorically in the Bible to represent sin. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from matsats Definition unleavened bread or cake NASB Translation unleavened (15), Unleavened Bread (10), unleavened bread (25), unleavened cakes (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. מַצָּה noun feminine unleavened bread, or cake(s); — absolute ׳מ Leviticus 2:5; Leviticus 8:26 (אַחַת ׳חַלַּת מ), Numbers 6:19 (id.), Numbers 6:19; usually plural מַצּוֺת Exodus 12:15 44t.; מַצֹּת Exodus 12:18 3t; — unleavened bread, prepared in form of לֶחֶם Exodus 29:2; חַלָּה Exodus 29:2 4t. P; רקיקים Exodus 29:2; 1 Chronicles 23:29 4t. P; עגּה Exodus 12:39; used at ordinary meals (prepared hastily): ׳אפה מ Genesis 19:3 (J), Exodus 12:39 (J), 1 Samuel 28:24; probably also Judges 6:19,20,21 (twice in verse); elsewhere at sacrificial meals, e.g. ritual peace-offerings Leviticus 2:4 (twice in verse); Leviticus 2:5; Leviticus 6:9; Leviticus 7:12 (twice in verse); Leviticus 10:12; consecration of priesthood Exodus 29:2 (3 t. in verse); Exodus 29:23; Leviticus 8:2,26,26; at peace-offering of Nazirite Numbers 6:15 (twice in verse); Numbers 6:17,19 (twice in verse); at Passover Exodus 12:8; Numbers 9:11 (all P); especially at feast of unleavened bread [cakes] for 7 days after Passover ׳שׁמר חג המ Exodus 23:15 (E), Exodus 34:18 (J); ׳שׁסר מ Exodus 12:17 (P), עשׂה ׳חג (ה)מ2Chronicles 30:13,21; 35:17; Ezra 6:22; ׳בחג המ Deuteronomy 16:16; 2Chronicles 8:13; ׳לי ׳חג המ Leviticus 23:6. During these seven days all Israel ate מצות Exodus 12:15,18,20 (P), Exodus 23:15 (E), Exodus 13:6,7; Exodus 34:18 (J), Leviticus 23:6; Numbers 28:17 (P), Deuteronomy 16:3,8; Joshua 5:11; Ezekiel 45:21. — 2 Kings 23:9 read probably מִצְוֺת or מִנָיוֺת for ᵑ0 ׳מ (אכל); so Gei Kue Kmp Bu. [מָצֻק] see מָצוּק below II. צוק [מְצֻקָה] see מצוּקָה below I. צוק [מֻצֶ֫קֶת] see ׳מוּצ below יצק. מֵצַר see I. צרר. מצר (√ of following) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance unleaved bread, cake, without leaven From matsats in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness; properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. Not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used) -- unleaved (bread, cake), without leaven. see HEBREW matsats Forms and Transliterations הַמַּצּ֑וֹת הַמַּצּ֔וֹת הַמַּצּ֖וֹת הַמַּצּ֛וֹת הַמַּצּ֜וֹת הַמַּצּֽוֹת׃ הַמַּצּוֹת֒ הַמַּצּוֹת֙ הַמַּצּוֹת֮ המצות המצות׃ וּבַמַּצּ֑וֹת וּמַצּ֔וֹת וּמַצּ֥וֹת ובמצות ומצות מַצָּ֖ה מַצָּ֤ה מַצָּ֥ה מַצֹּ֑ת מַצֹּת֙ מַצּ֑וֹת מַצּ֔וֹת מַצּ֖וֹת מַצּ֗וֹת מַצּ֛וֹת מַצּ֜וֹת מַצּ֣וֹת מַצּ֤וֹת מַצּ֥וֹת מַצּֽוֹת׃ מַצּוֹת֙ מצה מצות מצות׃ מצת ham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ hammaṣṣōwṯ hammatztzOt maṣ·ṣāh maṣ·ṣō·wṯ maṣ·ṣōṯ maṣṣāh maṣṣōṯ maṣṣōwṯ matzTzah matzTzot ū·ḇam·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ ū·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ ūḇammaṣṣōwṯ ūmaṣṣōwṯ umatzTzot uvammatzTzot Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 19:3 HEB: לָהֶם֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה וּמַצּ֥וֹת אָפָ֖ה וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ NAS: for them, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. KJV: and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. INT: prepared A feast unleavened and baked ate Exodus 12:8 HEB: צְלִי־ אֵ֣שׁ וּמַצּ֔וֹת עַל־ מְרֹרִ֖ים NAS: and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. KJV: with fire, and unleavened bread; [and] with bitter INT: roasted fire unleavened and and bitter Exodus 12:15 HEB: שִׁבְעַ֤ת יָמִים֙ מַצּ֣וֹת תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ אַ֚ךְ NAS: you shall eat unleavened bread, but on the first KJV: shall ye eat unleavened bread; even INT: Seven days unleavened shall eat even Exodus 12:17 HEB: וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮ אֶת־ הַמַּצּוֹת֒ כִּ֗י בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ NAS: You shall also observe the [Feast of] Unleavened Bread, for on this KJV: And ye shall observe [the feast of] unleavened bread; for in this selfsame INT: observe Unleavened for very Exodus 12:18 HEB: בָּעֶ֔רֶב תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצֹּ֑ת עַ֠ד י֣וֹם NAS: you shall eat unleavened bread, until KJV: ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one INT: evening shall eat unleavened until day Exodus 12:20 HEB: מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם תֹּאכְל֖וּ מַצּֽוֹת׃ פ NAS: you shall eat unleavened bread.' KJV: shall ye eat unleavened bread. INT: your dwellings shall eat unleavened Exodus 12:39 HEB: מִמִּצְרַ֛יִם עֻגֹ֥ת מַצּ֖וֹת כִּ֣י לֹ֣א NAS: into cakes of unleavened bread. For it had not become leavened, KJV: And they baked unleavened cakes INT: of Egypt cakes of unleavened since had not Exodus 13:6 HEB: יָמִ֖ים תֹּאכַ֣ל מַצֹּ֑ת וּבַיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י NAS: you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh KJV: thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh INT: days shall eat unleavened day the seventh Exodus 13:7 HEB: מַצּוֹת֙ יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל אֵ֖ת NAS: Unleavened bread shall be eaten KJV: Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven INT: Unleavened shall be eaten the seven Exodus 23:15 HEB: אֶת־ חַ֣ג הַמַּצּוֹת֮ תִּשְׁמֹר֒ שִׁבְעַ֣ת NAS: the Feast of Unleavened Bread; KJV: the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat INT: the Feast of Unleavened shall observe seven Exodus 23:15 HEB: יָמִים֩ תֹּאכַ֨ל מַצּ֜וֹת כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֗ךָ NAS: of Unleavened Bread; for seven KJV: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven INT: days eat Bread I commanded Exodus 29:2 HEB: וְלֶ֣חֶם מַצּ֗וֹת וְחַלֹּ֤ת מַצֹּת֙ NAS: and unleavened bread and unleavened KJV: And unleavened bread, and cakes INT: bread and unleavened cakes and unleavened Exodus 29:2 HEB: מַצּ֗וֹת וְחַלֹּ֤ת מַצֹּת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן NAS: bread and unleavened cakes KJV: and cakes unleavened tempered INT: and unleavened cakes and unleavened mixed oil Exodus 29:2 HEB: בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן NAS: with oil, and unleavened wafers KJV: and wafers unleavened anointed INT: oil wafers and unleavened spread oil Exodus 29:23 HEB: אֶחָ֑ד מִסַּל֙ הַמַּצּ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י NAS: from the basket of unleavened bread which KJV: out of the basket of the unleavened bread that [is] before INT: and one the basket of unleavened which is before Exodus 34:18 HEB: אֶת־ חַ֣ג הַמַּצּוֹת֮ תִּשְׁמֹר֒ שִׁבְעַ֨ת NAS: the Feast of Unleavened Bread. KJV: The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. INT: the Feast of Unleavened shall observe seven Exodus 34:18 HEB: יָמִ֜ים תֹּאכַ֤ל מַצּוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֔ךָ NAS: of Unleavened Bread. For seven KJV: thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded INT: days eat Bread I commanded Leviticus 2:4 HEB: סֹ֣לֶת חַלּ֤וֹת מַצֹּת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן NAS: in an oven, [it shall be] unleavened cakes KJV: in the oven, [it shall be] unleavened cakes INT: of fine cakes unleavened mixed oil Leviticus 2:4 HEB: בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֥ים בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ NAS: with oil, or unleavened wafers KJV: with oil, or unleavened wafers INT: oil wafers unleavened spread oil Leviticus 2:5 HEB: בְּלוּלָ֥ה בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן מַצָּ֥ה תִהְיֶֽה׃ NAS: [it shall be] of fine flour, unleavened, mixed KJV: it shall be [of] fine flour unleavened, mingled INT: mixed oil unleavened become Leviticus 6:16 HEB: אַהֲרֹ֣ן וּבָנָ֑יו מַצּ֤וֹת תֵּֽאָכֵל֙ בְּמָק֣וֹם NAS: It shall be eaten as unleavened cakes in a holy KJV: eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten INT: Aaron and his sons unleavened shall be eaten place Leviticus 7:12 HEB: הַתּוֹדָ֗ה חַלּ֤וֹת מַצּוֹת֙ בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן NAS: he shall offer unleavened cakes KJV: of thanksgiving unleavened cakes INT: of thanksgiving cakes unleavened mixed oil Leviticus 7:12 HEB: בַּשֶּׁ֔מֶן וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן NAS: with oil, and unleavened wafers KJV: with oil, and unleavened wafers INT: oil wafers and unleavened spread oil Leviticus 8:2 HEB: וְאֵ֖ת סַ֥ל הַמַּצּֽוֹת׃ NAS: and the basket of unleavened bread, KJV: and a basket of unleavened bread; INT: rams and the basket of unleavened Leviticus 8:26 HEB: וּמִסַּ֨ל הַמַּצּ֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ לִפְנֵ֣י NAS: From the basket of unleavened bread KJV: And out of the basket of unleavened bread, INT: the basket of unleavened that was before 53 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4682 53 Occurrences ham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ — 16 Occ. maṣ·ṣāh — 4 Occ. maṣ·ṣō·wṯ — 30 Occ. ū·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ — 2 Occ. ū·ḇam·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ — 1 Occ.