ma.cha.vat denotes a cooking or metal implement associated with grain offerings and, in Ezekiel, set as an iron barrier.

The term most often identifies an implement in the setting of grain offerings, bread, and priestly provisions; in Ezekiel it is an iron implement positioned between the prophet and the city as a wall.

1. Implement used with offerings and bread · dominant

   In Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 6:14, and Leviticus 7:9, the singular noun occurs in instructions concerning offerings; in Leviticus 7:9 the APB renders the clause "and on the griddle," alongside offerings prepared in an oven and pan. In 1 Chronicles 23:29, the APB includes "for the griddle" among bread, fine flour, and mixed dough.

   Leviticus 2:5Leviticus 6:14Leviticus 7:91 Chronicles 23:29
2. Iron barrier in a prophetic sign · rare

   In Ezekiel 4:3, the construct-form noun is modified by "iron" and is set between the speaker and the city; the APB renders it "an iron griddle" and says it is to stand "as an iron wall."

   Ezekiel 4:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "griddle" in 1 Chronicles 23:29, Ezekiel 4:3, and Leviticus 7:9. In Leviticus 2:5 and Leviticus 6:14, its specific English contribution is less clear from the whole-verse translation.