Leviticus 2:5:7Lev.2.5.W7TAB
מַצָּ֥ה
mattsah
“unleavened”
- Transliteration
- mat-TSAH
- Extended
- maht-TSAA
- IPA
- /mat.ˈsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- unleavened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mat-TSAH
- phraseyour reading level
mat-TSAH tih-YE
- clause
SO-let be-loo-LAH va-SHE-men mat-TSAH tih-YE
- sentence
veh-IM-min-KHAH al-ha-ma-kha-VAT kor-ba-NE-kha SO-let be-loo-LAH va-SHE-men mat-TSAH tih-YE
Exegesis
The adjective matsah {מַצָּ֥ה | maṣṣāh} ‘unleavened’ precedes the verb tihyeh {תִהְיֶֽה | tihyēh}, a Qal imperfect with jussive force, imposing divine command. The sequence of mixing followed by exclusion of leaven emphasizes the offering’s ritual purity.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-tsade-heh
“to be without leaven”
In context — Leviticus 2:5
And if your offering is a grain offering made on the griddle, it shall be fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 2:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 2:5, so the Hebrew word מַצָּ֥ה (mattsah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.2.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.2.5.W7.S1) and character.