leaven
mach.me.tset denotes the leavened element excluded from Israelite houses and food during the seven-day observance.
The two attestations use the same feminine singular absolute Hiphil active participle for the leavened element prohibited in houses and from eating during the seven-day observance.
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Leavened element excluded during the observance · dominant
In Exodus 12:19, the form occurs in the prohibition that none be found in the houses, followed by the penalty for whoever eats leavened bread; the APB renders the verse, “For seven days no leaven shall be found in your houses.” In Exodus 12:20, the same form stands within the command not to eat anything leavened, while unleavened bread is to be eaten in all dwellings.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term's context as “no leaven” in Exodus 12:19 and “nothing leavened” in Exodus 12:20. These phrases show the clause-level presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.