הַ/מַּצּ֛וֹת
𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕
hamatsot
of unleavened bread
from מָצַץ in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness; properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used); unleaved (bread, cake), without leaven.
H4682
2 Chronicles 30:21 · Word #8
Lexicon H4682
| Lemma | מַצָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤄 |
| Transliteration | matstsâh |
| Strong's | H4682 |
| In-context | of unleavened bread |
Morphology HTd/Ncfpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H4682-01
the unsoured sweet-cakes
| Root | מצץ (m-ṣ-ṣ) |
| Core Meanings | to suck, to draw out, sweetness, that which is not soured |
| Semantic Range | unleavened bread, flat cakes made without yeast, the Feast of Unleavened Bread (by metonymy) |
| Conceptual Significance | These unsoured cakes are central to the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, symbolizing haste in departure from Egypt and the removal of corruption or fermentation, embodying themes of purity, deliverance, and covenant remembrance in Israel’s worship. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun common feminine plural absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ־); from the singular מַצָּה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַצָּה derives from the root מצץ, conveying the idea of drawing out sweetness, and came to denote bread that is not soured by fermentation. The form הַמַּצּוֹת is feminine plural absolute with the definite article, so the rendering preserves the definite article ('the') and the plural form ('sweet-cakes'), while reflecting the root sense of unsoured sweetness. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מצץ (to suck, to draw out, sweetness, that which is not soured)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4682-02 |
matsah | unleavened sweet-cake |
H4682-03 |
matsot | unleavened sweet-cakes |
H4682-04 |
umatsot | and unsoured sweet-cakes |
Word Usage (53 occurrences of H4682)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:3 | וּ/מַצּ֥וֹת | umatsot | and unleavened bread |
| Exodus 12:8 | וּ/מַצּ֔וֹת | umatsot | and unleavened bread |
| Exodus 12:15 | מַצּ֣וֹת | matsot | unleavened bread |