cha.zeh denotes the chest portion of an animal set apart and handled as an offering portion.

The attested use identifies an animal’s chest portion within offering procedures: it may bear fat, be brought and waved before the LORD, and be assigned as a portion to named recipients. Singular and plural forms occur in the same ritual setting, without evidence here for a separate lexical use.

1. Animal chest portion in offering procedure · dominant

   The singular forms occur where this portion is taken from a ram, waved, or assigned as a portion: in Exodus 29:26 the APB renders the clause “take the breast from the ram,” and in Leviticus 7:30 it distinguishes the fat upon this part from the part brought for waving. The plural form in Leviticus 9:20 occurs where fat portions are placed on the breasts, while Leviticus 9:21 has the breasts waved with the right leg.

   Exodus 29:26Leviticus 7:30Leviticus 7:31Leviticus 8:29Leviticus 9:20Leviticus 9:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the term as “breast” or “breasts,” including “the breast of the wave offering.” These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than establish finer distinctions.