chal.lah denotes a baked bread portion, whether prepared in groups or handled as an individual item.

The attested use is a baked bread portion: it occurs among prepared unleavened and oil-mixed foods, as individual bread items taken from a basket, and as buns baked, lifted as a contribution, or distributed to people. The verses show one bread-item use across offering, contribution, and distribution settings rather than distinct lexical meanings.

1. Baked bread portion · dominant

   The term names bread items prepared in plural or handled individually: in Exodus 29:2 the APB renders a preparation of unleavened loaves mixed with oil, while in Leviticus 24:5 it renders twelve baked buns. In Leviticus 7:12 the plural forms occur among thanksgiving-sacrifice foods mixed with or anointed with oil; Numbers 15:20 places a singular item among the first dough lifted as a contribution. In 2 Samuel 6:19, the construct form is part of the food distributed to every person.

   Exodus 29:2Leviticus 24:5Leviticus 7:12Numbers 15:202 Samuel 6:19Numbers 6:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB variously presents the food as “loaves,” “buns,” “cake,” and “flatbreads,” often in clauses about oil, unleavened bread, or offerings. The variation reflects verse-level presentation rather than securely distinct renderings of the term.