offering
min.chah denotes a cultic presentation, and in other settings a gift or tribute brought to a ruler or another person.
The term most often occurs for a cultic presentation in altar, festival, and sacrificial settings, frequently alongside burnt offerings, drink offerings, or other sacrifices. It also marks tribute borne by subject peoples and gifts presented in diplomatic or personal encounters. The supplied co-occurrence data records same-verse appearances with David, Aaron, Moses, and Hezekiah king of Judah.
Senses in use
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Cultic presentation in sacrificial worship · dominant
In 2 Kings 16:15, the singular construct forms occur repeatedly in instructions for morning, evening, royal, and public altar observances; the APB renders the clauses with "grain offering." In Exodus 29:41, the construct form accompanies the second lamb and its drink offering, while Ezekiel 45:24 specifies an ephah for each bullock and ram. Genesis 4:4 places the offering brought by Abel before the LORD, and Amos 5:22 presents offerings that the LORD says he will not accept.
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Tribute brought to a ruler · common
In 2 Samuel 8:2, Moab becomes David's servants and brings tribute; 2 Kings 17:3 similarly describes Hoshea as the Assyrian king's servant who brought tribute. The same political relationship appears when Aram bears tribute in 1 Chronicles 18:6 and when the Philistines bring Jehoshaphat an offering and silver as tribute in 2 Chronicles 17:11.
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Gift presented in an encounter · occasional
In Genesis 33:10, the construct form is the gift Jacob asks Esau to receive from his hand. In 2 Kings 8:8, the king tells Hazael to take an offering to the man of God, and 2 Kings 8:9 describes Hazael carrying it as a burden of forty camels. In 2 Kings 20:12, letters and an offering are sent to Hezekiah.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB uses "grain offering" in sacrificial and altar contexts, while political scenes are rendered "tribute" and encounter scenes may use "gift" or "offering." These are presentations of the verse clauses rather than definitions of the Hebrew form.