צְלִיל
tse.lul (H6742)
bun
AI Word Study
# צְלִיל (tselul): A Rare Biblical Food Term The Hebrew word צְלִיל (tselul) appears only once in the biblical text and refers to a bun—a small, rounded loaf or cake of bread. This single occurrence severely limits our ability to establish its precise characteristics or cultural significance, as we cannot observe how the term is used across different contexts or compare it with related terminology. The rarity of this word in the biblical corpus suggests it may have been either a specialized culinary item, a regional term with limited currency, or a word that fell out of common usage. Without additional textual evidence or comparative usage, we cannot determine whether tselul referred to a specific type of bread preparation, a particular size category, or a bread item associated with specific occasions or social contexts. The lexical data provides only the basic definition without elaboration on ingredients, preparation methods, or cultural significance.
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When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.”