Strong's Lexicon

H3561

H3561 — כַּוָּן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkavvannoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 964f

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3561
Word:כַּוָּן
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H3559
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:kavvan
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kav-vawn'
Meaning:1. something prepared, i.e. a sacrificial wafer
KJV Renderings:cake.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3955

[כַּוָּן] noun [masculine] cake, sacrificial cake (? √ כון; compare Hiph`il 2 a. prepare food, etc.)

probably Babylonian loan-word, from kamânu , cake used in worship of Ištar, ZimKAT 3. 441. — only plural absolute לַעֲשׂוֺת כַּוָּנִים לִמְלֶכֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם Jer 7:18 עָשִׂינוּ לְהַעֲצִבָהֿ ׳ לָהּ כ Jer 44:19.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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