מַצָּה
massa (maṣṣâ)
/mats-TSAW/
“unleavened bread, purity”
Unleavened bread eaten during Passover week, signifying hasty departure from Egypt and moral sincerity free from corrupting leaven.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From מָצַץ (H4711) sweet/unfermented.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
unleavened breadunleavened cake
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: מַצָּה (unleavened bread, purity) -> G0106
Key Biblical Occurrences (5)
Foundational passages where מַצָּה (massa) carries significant theological or narrative weight.