לְבִבָה

la.vi.vahcakeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

or rather לְבִבָה; from H3823 in its original sense of fatness (or perhaps of folding); a cake (either as fried or turned)
Traditional renderings: cake.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. 2 Samuel 13:6לְבִב֔וֹת · of cakes
    So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”
  2. 2 Samuel 13:8הַלְּבִבֽוֹת׃ · them
    So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.
  3. 2 Samuel 13:10הַלְּבִבוֹת֙ · the cakes
    Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.