כַּוָּן
kav.van
bun
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "kavvan" (H3561) is a noun that translates to "bun." Its short definition provides a clear understanding of its meaning. In the Bible, "kavvan" appears only twice, indicating a limited range of usage. This scarcity suggests that the word may be a specific or technical term, possibly related to bread-making or baking. The significance of "kavvan" lies in its unique reference to a type of baked good. Its appearance in the Bible may be significant in the context of ancient Israelite cuisine or rituals involving bread. However, without more information, its broader implications remain unclear.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
Jeremiah 44:19“When we burned incense to the queen of the sky, and poured out drink offerings to her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings to her, without our husbands?”