kav.van denotes shaped cakes made in offerings to the queen of heaven.

The attested plural forms denote cakes prepared in the context of offerings to the queen of heaven: women knead dough to make them in Jeremiah 7:18, and their making is recalled alongside burnt and drink offerings in Jeremiah 44:19.

1. Cakes prepared for offerings · dominant

   Both occurrences are common masculine plural absolute nouns in clauses about preparing offerings to the queen of heaven. In Jeremiah 7:18 the APB renders women kneading dough “to make cakes for the queen of heaven”; in Jeremiah 44:19 it renders the making of cakes “to shape her” alongside burnt and drink offerings.

   Jeremiah 7:18Jeremiah 44:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clause with “cakes” in both verses, adding “to make” in Jeremiah 7:18 and “to shape” in Jeremiah 44:19. These phrases describe the clauses rather than independently fixing the term's full contribution.