Unleavened bread
ma-TZAH
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About “Unleavened bread” in Hebrew
Example
Gematria of “Unleavened bread” (מצה)
In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word מצה (ma-TZAH) has a gematria value of 135.
“Unleavened bread” in the Bible
Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “unleavened bread”.
לא תאכל עליו חמץ שבעת ימים תאכל עליו מצות לחם עני כי בחפזון יצאת מארץ מצרים למען תזכר את יום צאתך מארץ מצרים כל ימי חייך
You shall not eat anything leavened with it; for seven days thereafter you shall eat unleavened bread, bread of distress—for you departed from the land of Egypt hurriedly—so that you may remember the day of your departure from the land of Egypt as long as you live.
ששת ימים תאכל מצות וביום השביעי עצרת ליהוה אלהיך לא תעשה מלאכה
After eating unleavened bread six days, you shall hold a solemn gathering uncertain. 23.36 ; Num. 29.35 . for the ETERNAL your God on the seventh day: you shall do no work.
שלוש פעמים בשנה יראה כל זכורך את פני יהוה אלהיך במקום אשר יבחר בחג המצות ובחג השבעות ובחג הסכות ולא יראה את פני יהוה ריקם
Three times a year—on the Feast of Unleavened Bread, on the Feast of Weeks, and on the Feast of Booths—all your males shall appear before the ETERNAL your God in the place that [God] will choose. They shall not appear before GOD empty-handed,
English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0
This word starts with the Hebrew letter mem.
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