בֵּיצָה
be.tsah (H1000)
egg
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# Biblical Hebrew Word Study: Beitsah (Egg) The Hebrew word *beitsah* (בֵּיצָה) refers simply to an egg, with no additional semantic complexity indicated in the lexical data. Its straightforward meaning aligns with the everyday object itself. The word appears six times throughout the Hebrew Bible, a modest frequency that suggests it functioned as a standard vocabulary item rather than a theologically laden term. The limited occurrence of *beitsah* in biblical texts indicates that eggs, while present in ancient Israelite life, were not a dominant concern in biblical narratives or legal discourse. Unlike agricultural staples such as grain or livestock, which feature prominently in biblical law and narrative, eggs appear in only specific contexts. This pattern reflects the word's function as a basic, practical vocabulary item rather than a symbol or concept requiring extensive elaboration. Without additional contextual data from the provided lexicon, the significance of *beitsah* lies primarily in its role as part of the Hebrew language's concrete vocabulary for describing the material world of ancient Israel. It represents the kind of ordinary household or agricultural item that scribes and speakers would naturally reference when describing food, animals, or everyday life.
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If you come across a bird’s nest on the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the hen sitting on the young, or on the eggs, you shall not take the hen with the young.
For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,
My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, I have gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped.”
They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web. He who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.