az.ka.rah denotes the portion of an offering taken and burned on the altar, described as its memorial portion.

The term most often identifies a portion taken from an offering and burned on the altar: it is described as belonging to grain, sin, and other offerings. In Leviticus 24:7, it also describes the frankincense placed with the bread as a memorial associated with a food offering.

1. Offering portion burned on the altar · dominant

   In Leviticus 2:2, Leviticus 2:9, Leviticus 2:16, Leviticus 5:12, and Numbers 5:26, the construct noun is linked to an offering from which a priest takes or lifts a handful and burns it on the altar. The APB renders the relevant clause with “its memorial” or “its memorial portion,” while the surrounding actions identify it as the part handled for burning.

   Leviticus 2:2Leviticus 2:9Leviticus 2:16Leviticus 5:12Numbers 5:26
2. Frankincense set with the bread · rare

   In Leviticus 24:7, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the clause about placing pure frankincense upon the row of bread; the APB renders it as “a memorial” and connects it with a food offering to the LORD.

   Leviticus 24:7

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB usually presents the term as “its memorial” or “its memorial portion” in clauses where a priest takes part of an offering and burns it. In Leviticus 24:7 it renders the absolute form “a memorial”; these renderings are verse-level paraphrase wording rather than word-aligned translations.