בָּצֵק
ba.tseq (H1217)
dough
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "בָּצֵק" (ba.tseq), defined as "dough," falls within the broader semantic domain of Food & Drink. With five occurrences in the Bible, this term denotes a raw, unprepared mixture of ingredients, typically flour and water, before it is shaped or baked into a bread product. Given its association with the Food & Drink domain, "בָּצֵק" likely refers to a fundamental ingredient or building block in the preparation of various baked goods. This might include unleavened or leavened bread, suggesting its significance in biblical cuisine and potentially its role in cultural or ritual contexts. The fact that "בָּצֵק" appears only five times in the Bible indicates that it is a relatively common concept, but its scattered usage allows us to infer that dough served as a basic component in daily life, particularly in the preparation and consumption of bread, a staple food item in ancient times. Its relevance to biblical culture and traditions likely stems from its widespread presence in everyday life and potential associations with various rituals, ceremonies, or cultural practices.
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The people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.
They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought out of Egypt; for it wasn’t leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and couldn’t wait, and they had not prepared any food for themselves.
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. She took dough, and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
They are all adulterers. They are burning like an oven that the baker stops stirring, from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.