a.ri.sah denotes dough from which an initial portion is set apart as a contribution.

The term refers to dough in settings where its first portion is lifted up or given as a contribution: Numbers 15:20 and Numbers 15:21 state this explicitly, while Ezekiel 44:30 and Nehemiah 10:38 place the plural construct form within provisions brought to priestly or temple storage contexts.

1. Dough set apart for an initial contribution · dominant

   In Numbers 15:20 and Numbers 15:21, the plural construct form occurs in instructions to lift up and give an initial portion; the APB renders the surrounding clause with “the first of your dough” and a contribution. In Ezekiel 44:30, the form stands with firstfruits and offerings given to priests, where the APB renders “the first of your ground meal”; in Nehemiah 10:38, it occurs in the clause about bringing a tithe to the chambers and treasury house, though the translation does not isolate its contribution there.

   Numbers 15:20Numbers 15:21Ezekiel 44:30Nehemiah 10:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term’s context as “the first of your dough” in Numbers 15:20 and Numbers 15:21 and as “the first of your ground meal” in Ezekiel 44:30. In Nehemiah 10:38, its specific contribution is not separately identifiable in the translation.