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מָשְׁחָה
mash.chah
H4888B
H:N-F Hebrew

consecrated portion

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mash.chah denotes the allotted sacred portion given to Aaron and his sons.

The attested use identifies a sacred allotment given to Aaron and his sons from Israel's holy contributions.

Senses in use

  1. Sacred allotment given to Aaron's household · dominant

    In Numbers 18:8, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the statement giving Aaron charge over contributions from Israel's holy things and assigning them to him and his sons. The APB renders the clause, "I give them to you as a consecrated portion and to your sons by a perpetual statute."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 18:8, the APB presents the assigned contributions as "a consecrated portion." This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating the noun by itself.

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