H2373 - חָזֶה (châzeh)

H2373 חָזֶה (châzeh) khaw-zeh'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

breast

Strong's Definition

the breast (as most seen in front)

Derivation: from H2372 (חָזָה);

KJV Usage: breast.

TWOT Reference: 634a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) breast (of animals), breast of an animal sacrifice

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G243 G2657

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

breast (of animals), breast of an animal sacrifice Aramaic equivalent: cha.di (חֲדִי "breast" H2306)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חָזֶה châzeh BDB Definition: 1) breast (of animals), breast of an animal sacrifice Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2372 Same Word by TWOT Number: 634a Total KJV Occurrences: 13

Bible Occurrences (12)

29:26 29:27

7:30 7:31 7:34 8:29 9:20 9:21 10:14 10:15

6:20 18:18

Exodus 29:26

Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.

Exodus 29:27

Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination -.

Leviticus 7:30

With his own hands he is to bring the food offerings to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before the LORD.

Leviticus 7:31

The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.

Leviticus 7:34

I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent... portion from the sons of Israel.

Leviticus 8:29

He also took the breast — Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination — and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 9:20

and placed these on the breasts. Aaron burned the fat portions on the altar,

Leviticus 9:21

but [he] waved the breasts and the right thigh as a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses had commanded.