la.vi.vah denotes cakes prepared by Tamar and brought for Amnon to eat.

The attested use concerns cakes: Tamar is asked to bake them, prepares them from dough, and brings them into the chamber for Amnon to eat.

1. Cakes prepared for Amnon's meal · dominant

   All three occurrences are feminine plural absolute nouns within the request, preparation, and delivery of food. In 2 Samuel 13:6 the APB renders Amnon's request that Tamar “bake two cakes”; in 2 Samuel 13:8 it renders her kneading dough and baking them; and in 2 Samuel 13:10 it renders her bringing the cakes into the chamber.

   2 Samuel 13:62 Samuel 13:82 Samuel 13:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the plural form as “cakes” in each verse, linking the request in 2 Samuel 13:6 with Tamar's preparation in 2 Samuel 13:8 and delivery in 2 Samuel 13:10. This reflects the clause-level presentation.