Numbers 28:5 — Word Study
WLCוַעֲשִׂירִ֧ית הָאֵיפָ֛ה סֹ֖לֶת לְמִנְחָ֑ה בְּלוּלָ֛ה בְּשֶׁ֥מֶן כָּתִ֖ית רְבִיעִ֥ת הַהִֽין׃
BSAalong with a tenthʻăsîyrîy [one part out of ten] of an ephahʼêyphâh [a unit of measurement, about 9 gallons] of fine flourçôleth [pure, refined meal] as a grain offeringminchâh [gift, sacrifice] mixedbâlal [blended, combined] with a quarterrᵉbîyʻîy [fourth part] hinhîyn [about 5 quarts, a liquid measure] of oilshemen [olive oil] from pressed [olives]kâthîyth [beaten, pounded]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַעֲשִׂירִ֧ית | and [the] tenth of | Conjunction |
| הָאֵיפָ֛ה | ephah | Particle, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| סֹ֖לֶת | fine flour | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| לְמִנְחָ֑ה | to a grain offering | Preposition, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| בְּלוּלָ֛ה | mixed | Verb, Qal, participle (passive) feminine singular |
| בְּשֶׁ֥מֶן | with oil | Preposition, noun common masculine singular construct |
| כָּתִ֖ית | pressed | Adj |
| רְבִיעִ֥ת | fourth of | Adj |
| הַהִֽין׃ | hin | Particle, noun common masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives. |
| KJV | And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil. |
| ASV | and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil. |
| YLT | and a tenth of the ephah of flour for a present, mixed with beaten oil, a fourth of the hin; |
| WEB | with one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil. |
| BBE | And the tenth part of an ephah of the best meal for a meal offering mixed with the fourth part of a hin of clear oil. |
Where they part company is רְבִיעִ֥ת — see How Translations Differ.
The structure consists of a main clause followed by descriptive phrases that detail the offerings.
6 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Numbers 28:5
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Context — Instructions for Offeringsgenerated
Numbers 28:5 provides detailed instructions for the grain offerings to be made alongside burnt offerings. This verse emphasizes the importance of specific measurements and ingredients in worship, reflecting the seriousness of sacrificial practices in Israelite religion. The offerings serve as a means to express devotion and gratitude to God, as outlined in the surrounding verses.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Numbers 15:4–5 | then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil. |
| 2 | Exodus 16:36 | (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) |
| 3 | Exodus 29:38–42 | This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. |
| 4 | Leviticus 2:1 | “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 4 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — עֲשִׂירִ֧ית, va.'a.si.Ritgenerated
The word עֲשִׂירִי (asiyriy) means 'tenth' and is used as an ordinal number. It signifies one part out of ten, indicating a specific portion of a larger whole. In this context, it refers to a tenth of an ephah, which is a measurement for grain.
This term is derived from the root meaning 'ten' (H6235) and is consistently defined across lexicons as relating to the number ten. The parsing as a conjunction indicates its role in connecting the offering to the subsequent details of the grain offering.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB has a tenth, as do the KJV and ASV, maintaining the original meaning of עֲשִׂירִ֧ית.
Where translations differ, they do so primarily in the rendering of רְבִיעִ֥ת. Some versions, like the ASV and KJV, use fourth part, while others, like the LSV and ULB, opt for fourth of.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb governing the verse is בְּלוּלָ֛ה, mixed, which connects the offerings and their components. This structure emphasizes the act of combining the grain offering with oil.
The sentence is composed of several noun phrases detailing the components of the offering, indicating the specific measurements and types of offerings required.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word עֲשִׂירִ֧ית is rendered as δέκατον (dekaton), which also means 'tenth.' This translation retains the original meaning and significance of the offering.
The choice of words in the Septuagint reflects a consistent understanding of the sacrificial system, aligning closely with the Hebrew text in terms of measurement and significance.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Numbers 28:5 describes the requirements for a grain offering, which includes a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives. This offering is part of the regular burnt offerings to God.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
An ephah is a unit of measurement for dry goods, approximately equivalent to 9 gallons.
Fine flour refers to pure, refined meal used in baking and offerings.
Oil is included to enhance the offering, symbolizing richness and anointing in the sacrificial context.
The specific measurements reflect the precision required in offerings, emphasizing the importance of worship and devotion.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How do the offerings described in this verse reflect the nature of worship in ancient Israel?
- What can we learn about the importance of precision in our own acts of devotion?
- In what ways can we apply the concept of offering in our lives today?
- How does understanding these measurements enhance our appreciation of biblical worship practices?
Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Numbers 28:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd the tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering,.... Which always went along with the burnt offering: mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil: which in those times and
Read John Gill on Numbers 28 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThe one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; No JFB commentary on these verses.
Read Robert Jamieson on Numbers 28 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleA meat-offering, which was an appendix or accessary to the principal sacrifice. See on .
Read Matthew Poole on Numbers 28 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Beaten oil.—See Exodus 27:20, and Note.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Numbers 28 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and CollegesChapters 28, 29. P The amounts of public offerings at the sacred seasons The following are the seasons for which offerings are enjoined:—(1) every morning and evening (Numbers 28:3-8), (2) the Sabbath (Numbers 28:9 f.), (3) the first day of each month (Numbers 28:11-15) [the Passover is mentioned Numbers 28:16), but no offering is commanded], (4) the seven days of Unleavened Cakes (Numbers 28:17-25), (5) the Feast of Weeks (Numbers 28:26-31), (6) the first day of the sacred seventh month, i.e. the Feast of Trumpets (Numbers 29:1-6), (7) the tenth day of the seventh month, i.e. the Day of Atonement (Numbers 29:7-11), (8) the fifteenth to the twenty-first day of the seventh month, i.e. the…
Read Cambridge on Numbers 28 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible5. A tenth part of an ephah — Leviticus 23:13, note. Flour — Leviticus 2:1, note. A hin — Leviticus 23:13. Beaten oil — The olive berries were beaten in a mortar. The best oil was thus made in November or December.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Numbers 28 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.
with one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.
along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.
with one-tenth of an ephah of finely ground flour as a grain offering mixed with one quarter of a hin of pressed olive oil.
Tyndale line
And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.
and the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat-offering, mingled with a fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.
And the tenth part of an Ephah of fine floure for a meate offering mingled with the fourth part of an Hin of beaten oyle.
Strictly literal
and a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for an oblation, mingled with beaten oil, a fourth part of a hin:
and a tenth of the ephah of flour for a present, mixed with beaten oil, a fourth of the hin;
and a tenth of the ephah of flour for a present mixed with a fourth of the hin of beaten oil;
And a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat-offering, mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil.
You must offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with one-fourth of a hin of beaten oil.
From the Latin
And the tenth part of an ephi of flour, which shall be tempered with the purest oil, of the measure of the fourth part of a hin.
Simplified
along with one tenth of an ephah of the best flour for a grain offering, mixed with a quarter of a hin of pressed olive oil.
And the tenth part of an ephah of the best meal for a meal offering mixed with the fourth part of a hin of clear oil.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text matches closely with the Septuagint, with 8 of the 9 words aligned. The Samaritan Pentateuch shows two differences in wording: עשׂירת (tenth) and רבעית (fourth), indicating slight variations in the tradition.
וַעֲשִׂירִ֧ית הָאֵיפָ֛ה סֹ֖לֶת לְמִנְחָ֑ה בְּלוּלָ֛ה בְּשֶׁ֥מֶן כָּתִ֖ית רְבִיעִ֥ת הַהִֽין׃
8 of the 9 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
ועשׂירת האיפה סלת למנחה בלולה בשׁמן רבעית ההין
2 words differ from the Masoretic Text: עשׂירת (tenth), רבעית (fourth)
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in Numbers 28:5
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
עֲשִׂירִי (asiyriy) means 'tenth' and is used as an ordinal number. It can refer to a tenth part or the tenth month, derived from the root meaning 'ten' (H6235). The entries consistently define it as relating to the number ten without any noted disagreements.
עֲשִׂירִי, עֲשִׂירִיָּה, עֲשִׂירִית tenth
base
H6224 עֲשִׂירִי, עֲשִׂירִיָּה, עֲשִׂירִית tenth
6224 `asiyriy as-ee-ree'
from 6235; tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine)
part:--tenth (part).
see HEBREW for 06235
עֲשִׂירִי (a.si.ri) — tenth.
1) ordinal number
1a) a tenth
Conj | Adj — ConjunctionHC/Aofsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
אֵיפָה (ephah) refers to a dry measure used for grain, equivalent to about 9 imperial gallons or 40 liters. It can denote both the quantity itself and the container used for measuring that amount. The term is derived from Egyptian and is mentioned in contexts related to measuring grain.
אֵיפָה 35, אֵפָה n.f. ephah
a certain quantity of wheat, barley, etc. = ten omers
receptacle or measure, holding an ephah
base
H374 אֵיפָה, אֵפָה ephah
374 'eyphah ay-faw'
or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}; of Egyptian derivation; an
ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general:--
ephah, (divers) measure(-s).
אֵיפָה (e.phah) — ephah.
1) ephah
1a) a dry measure of quantity, equal to 3 seahs, 10 omers; the same as the liquid measure bath; (about 9 imperial gallons (40 l), rabbinical writings give sizes of one-half this amount)
1b) the receptacle for measuring or holding that amount
Art | N-fs — Particle · noun common feminine singular absoluteHTd/Ncfsa
Ephah
Gloom. (1.) One of the five sons of Midian, and grandson of Abraham (Gen. 25:4). The city of Ephah, to which he gave his name, is mentioned Isa. 60:6, 7. This city, with its surrounding territory, formed part of Midian, on the east shore of the Dead Sea. It abounded in dromedaries and camels (Judg. 6:5).
(2.) 1 Chr. 2:46, a concubine of Caleb.
(3.) 1 Chr. 2:47, a descendant of Judah.
Ephah, a word of Egyptian origin, meaning measure; a grain measure containing “three seahs or ten omers,” and equivalent to the bath for liquids (Ex. 16:36;
[WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND MEASURES]
1. A measure of capacity used among the Hebrews, containing three pecks and three pints. The Ephah was a dry measure, as of barley, Ru 2:17; and meal, Nu 5:15 Jud 6:19; and was of the same capacity with the bath in liquids. See BATH, or Ephah.
2. The son of Midian, and grandson of Abraham, Ge 25:4, who settled and gave his name to a region in Arabia supposed to have been near Midian, Isa 60:6.
weary; tired
סֹ֫לֶת (solet) refers to fine flour, derived from a root meaning to strip, suggesting a process of refinement. The term is consistently defined across entries, emphasizing its use in contexts related to meal or flour in the Old Testament.
סֹ֫לֶת 53 n.f. fine flour
base
H5560 סֹ֫לֶת fine flour
5560 coleth so'-leth
from an unused root meaning to strip; flour (as chipped
off):--(fine) flour, meal.
סֹ֫לֶת (so.let) — fine flour.
fine flour
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
flour.
See BREAD; FOOD.
Flour
Grain reduced to the form of meal is spoken of in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). As baking was a daily necessity, grain was also ground daily at the mills (Jer. 25:10). The flour mingled with water was kneaded in kneading-troughs, and sometimes leaven (Ex. 12:34) was added and sometimes omitted (Gen. 19:3). The dough was then formed into thin cakes nine or ten inches in diameter and baked in the oven.
Fine flour was offered by the poor as a sin-offering (Lev. 5:11-13), and also in connection with other sacrifices (Num. 15:3-12; 28:7-29).
[BREAD]
→ See BARLEY
→ See BREAD
→ See OFFERING
→ See WHEAT
מִנְחָה (minchah) refers to a gift or offering, particularly in a religious context. It encompasses a range of meanings including tribute, voluntary offerings, and specifically bloodless sacrifices, often grain offerings. The term is derived from a root meaning to apportion or bestow, indicating a donation or present, especially to God.
מִנְחָה 153 n.f. gift, tribute, offering
gift, present
tribute
offering made to God, of any kind, whether grain or animals
grain offering
grain-offering, always with this meaning in P
vbs. of offering are
base
H4503 מִנְחָה gift, tribute, offering
4503 minchah min-khaw'
from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow; a
donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial
offering (usually bloodless and voluntary):--gift, oblation,
(meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
מִנְחָה (min.chah) — offering.
: offering/sacrifice
1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering
1a) gift, present
1b) tribute
1c) offering (to God)
1d) grain offering
מִנְחָה (min.chah) — offering: gift.
: gift
1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering
1a) gift, present
1b) tribute
1c) offering (to God)
1d) grain offering
מִנְחָה (min.chah) — offering: tribute.
: tribute
1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering
1a) gift, present
1b) tribute
1c) offering (to God)
1d) grain offering
Prep | N-fs — Preposition · noun common feminine singular absoluteHR/Ncfsa
Offering
An oblation, dedicated to God. Thus Cain consecrated to God of the first-fruits of the earth, and Abel of the firstlings of the flock (Gen. 4:3, 4). Under the Levitical system different kinds of offerings are specified, and laws laid down as to their presentation. These are described under their distinctive names.
In the Hebrew, an offering, minchah, is distinguished from a sacrifice, zebah, as being bloodless. In our version, however, the word offering is often used for a sacrifice, as in the case of peace offerings, sin offerings, etc. Of the proper offerings, that is, the unbloody offerings, some accompanied the sacrifices, as flour, wine, salt; others were not connected with any sacrifices. Like the sacrifices, some, as the first fruits and tenths, were obligatory; other were voluntary offerings of devotion. Various sorts of offerings are enumerated in the books of Moses. Among these are,
1. Fine flour, or meal;
2. Cakes baked in an oven;
3. Cakes baked on a plate or shallow pan;
4. Cakes cooked in deep vessel by frying in oil, (English version, "frying pan," though some understand here a gridiron or a plate with holes;)
בָּלַל (balal) is a Hebrew verb meaning to mix, mingle, or confuse. It can also refer to feeding animals, derived from a primitive root that implies overflowing, particularly with oil. The word appears in various forms, including Qal, Hithpoel, and Hiphil, covering actions like mingling among people or fading away. Notably, it is linked to the concept of providing fodder.
בָּלַל vb. mingle, mix, confuse, confound
Qal
mingle, confuse
mix
Hithpo. Ephraim, among the peoples doth he mix himself
Hiph. and we faded away
base
בָּלַל vb. denom. to give provender Ju 19:21
ref
H1101a בָּלַל mingle, mix, confuse, confound . mingle, confuse
. mix
H1101b בָּלַל vb. denom. to give provender
1101 balal baw-lal'
a primitive root; to overflow (specifically with oil.); by
implication, to mix; also (denominatively from 1098) to
fodder:--anoint, confound, X fade, mingle, mix (self), give
provender, temper.
see HEBREW for 01098
בָּלַל (ba.lal) — to mix.
1) to mix, mingle, confuse, confound
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to mingle, confuse
1a2) to mix
1b) (Hithpoel) to mix oneself (among others)
1c) (Hiphil) to fade away
בָּלַל (ba.lal) — to feed.
to give provender, feed (animals)
V-Qal-Inf-c — Verb · Qal · participle (passive) feminine singularHVqsfsa
שֶׁ֫מֶן (shemen) refers to fat or oil, particularly olive oil, and includes meanings related to richness and anointing. It is derived from the root word for grease and can also metaphorically describe fertile land. The entries consistently highlight its use in contexts like medicinal applications and anointing.
שֶׁ֫מֶן 192 n.m. fat, oil
base
H8081 שֶׁ֫מֶן fat, oil
8081 shemen sheh'-men
from 8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive,
often perfumed); figuratively, richness:--anointing, X fat
(things), X fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine.
see HEBREW for 08080
שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) — oil.
1) fat, oil
1a) fat, fatness
1b) oil, olive oil
1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent
1b2) for anointing
1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular constructHR/Ncmsc
oil (shemen; elaion):
1. Terms
2. Production and Storage
3. Uses
(1) As a Commodity of Exchange
(2) As a Cosmetic
(3) As a Medicine
(4) As a Food
(5) As an Illuminant
(6) In Religious Rites
(a) Consecration
(b) Offerings
(c) Burials
4. Figurative Uses
Shemen, literally, "fat," corresponds to the common Arabic senin of similar meaning, although now applied to boiled butter fat.
1. Terms:
Another Hebrew word, zayith (zeth), "olive," occurs with shemen in several passages (Ex 27:20; 30:24; Le 24:2). The corresponding Arabic zeit, a contraction of zeitun, which is the name for the olive tree as well as the fruit, is now applied to oils in general, to distinguish them from solid fats. Zeit usually means olive oil, unless some qualifying name indicates another oil. A corresponding use was made of…
Oil
Only olive oil seems to have been used among the Hebrews. It was used for many purposes: for anointing the body or the hair (Ex. 29:7; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 23:5; 92:10; 104:15; Luke 7:46); in some of the offerings (Ex. 29:40; Lev. 7:12; Num. 6:15; 15:4), but was excluded from the sin-offering (Lev. 5:11) and the jealousy-offering (Num. 5:15); for burning in lamps (
Of the numerous substances, animal and vegetable, which were known to the ancients as yielding oil, the olive berry is the one of which most frequent mention is made in the Scriptures. Gathering , --The olive berry was either gathered by hand or shaken off carefully with a light reed or stick. Pressing . --In order to make oil the fruit, was either bruised in a mortar crushed in a press loaded with wood or stones, ground in a mill, or trodden with the feet. The "beaten" oil of (Exodus 27:20; 29:40; Leviticus 24:2; Numbers 28:6) was probably made by bruising in a mortar, It was used-- (1) As food. Dried wheat, boiled with either butter or oil, but generally the former, is a common dish for all classes in Syria. (
Was employed from the earliest periods in the east, not only for the purpose of consecration, but to anoint the head, the beard, and the whole person in daily life, Ge 28:18. See ANOINTING. It was also universally used for food, Eze 16:13. Fresh and sweet olive oil was greatly preferred to butter and animal fat as a seasoning for food, and to this day in Syria almost every kind of food is cooked with oil. It had a place also among the meat-offerings in the temple, being usually mixed with the meal of the oblation, Le 5:11 6:21. For lamps, also, pure olive oil was regarded as the best, and was used in illuminating the tabernacle. These many uses for oil made the culture of the olive-tree an extensive and lucrative business,
כָּתִית (kathiyth) means 'beaten' and refers specifically to oil that is pure and made by pounding olives in a mortar. It emphasizes the quality of the oil as fine and costly. The word is derived from another Hebrew term (H3807), but the entries do not provide further details on its usage in the Old Testament.
כָּתִית adj. beaten;—only in combin. beaten oil, i.e. oil made by beating or pounding the olives in a mortar; esp. fine and costly
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H3795 כָּתִית beaten
3795 kathiyth kaw-theeth'
from 3807; beaten, i.e. pure (oil): -beaten.
see HEBREW for 03807
כָּתִית (ka.tit) — beaten.
1) beaten out, pure, pounded fine (in a mortar), costly
1a) of olive oil
Adj — AdjHAcmsa
רְבִיעִי (rbiy`iy) means 'fourth' and can also refer to a 'fourth part' or describe something as 'foursquare.' It is derived from the root word for 'four' and has both masculine and feminine forms. The term appears in contexts where ordinal numbers are used.
רְבִיעִי m., רְבִיעִית f., adj.num.ordin. fourth
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H7243 רְבִיעִי, רְבִיעִית fourth
7243 rbiy`iy reb-ee-ee'
or rbiiy {reb-ee-ee'}; from 7251; fourth; also
(fractionally) a fourth:--foursquare, fourth (part).
see HEBREW for 07251
רְבִיעִי (re.vi.i) — fourth.
1) fourth
1a) fourth
1b) four square
1c) fourth part
Aramaic equivalent: re.vi.ay (רְבִיעִי "fourth" H7244)
Adj — AdjHAofsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
הִין (hiyn) refers to a unit of liquid measurement, specifically a hin, which is approximately 5 quarts or 6 liters. It can also denote a vessel that holds this amount. The term appears in Leviticus 19:36.
הִין n.m. Lv 19:36 hin, a liquid measure (𝔊 εἴν)
a measure
vessel with capacity if hin
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H1969 הִין
1969 hiyn heen
probably of Egyptian origin; a hin or liquid measure:--hin.
הִין (hin) — hin.
1) hin
1a) a unit of measure, about 5 quarts (6 l)
1b) a vessel holding a hin of liquid
Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absoluteHTd/Ncmsa
hin (hin): A liquid measure containing 12 logs, equal to about 8 quarts.
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
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