מִשְׁאֶ֫רֶת
mish.e.ret
kneading
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the Hebrew lemma מִשְׁאֶ֫רֶת (mish.e.ret) refers to the action of kneading. This word appears a total of 4 times in the Hebrew Bible. The meaning of kneading implies a physical action, where dough is manipulated to mix and aerate ingredients. The range of usage for this word is likely limited to contexts related to bread preparation, given the common association between kneading and bread-making. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, the significance of this word is likely tied to its role in food preparation and the daily lives of ancient Israelites. As a common activity in bread-making, kneading would have been a significant part of household routines. The limited occurrences of this word may suggest its ordinary nature as a routine activity rather than a notable action.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
The river will swarm with frogs, which will go up and come into your house, and into your bedroom, and on your bed, and into the house of your servants, and on your people, and into your ovens, and into your kneading troughs.
Exodus 12:34The people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound up in their clothes on their shoulders.
Deuteronomy 28:5Your basket and your kneading trough shall be blessed.
Deuteronomy 28:17Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.