Leaven (Easton)

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Heb. seor (Exodus 12:15,19; 13:7; Leviticus 2:11 ), the remnant of dough from the preceding baking which had fermented and become acid. Heb. hamets, properly 'ferment.' In Numbers 6:3 , 'vinegar of wine' is more correctly 'fermented wine.' In Exodus 13:7 , the proper rendering would be, 'Unfermented"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter L Bible Dictionaries Leaven Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Leather Next Entry Lebanon Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Leaven (Yeast) Scofield Reference Index Leaven Thompson Chain Reference Leaven Torrey Topical Textbook Leaven Dictionaries American Tract Society Leaven Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Leaven Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Leaven Easton's Bible Dictionary Leaven Fausset Bible Dictionary Leaven Holman Bible Dictionary Leaven Hastings' BibleDictionary Leaven Hastings' NT Dictionary Leaven (2) Leaven King James Dictionary Leavened Leaven Morrish Bible Dictionary Leaven 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Leaven Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Leaven People's Bible Dictionary Leaven Smith Bible Dictionary Leaven Vines' Expository Dictionary Leaven Whyte's Bible Characters The Woman Who Took Leaven and Hid It in Three Measures of Meal Wilson's Bible Types Leaven Webster Dictionary Leavenous Leavening Leavened (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Leaven Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Leaven International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Leaven Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Leaven and Ferment The Jewish Encyclopedia Leaven Lexicons ܚܡܺܝܪܳܐ ܚܡܰܥ ζύμη ζυμόω חָמוּץ חָמֵץ, חָמֵץ, , חָמֵץ חָמֵץ , מַחְמֶצֶת מַחְמָל (only first 3 shown) Heb. seor ( Exodus 12:15,19 ; 13:7 ; Leviticus 2:11 ), the remnant of dough from the preceding baking which had fermented and become acid. Heb. hamets, properly "ferment." In Numbers 6:3 , "vinegar of wine" is more correctly "fermented wine." In Exodus 13:7 , the proper rendering would be, "Unfermented things [Heb. matstsoth] shall be consumed during the seven days; and there shall not be seen with thee fermented things [hamets], and there shall not be seen with thee leavened mass [seor] in all thy borders." The chemical definition of ferment or yeast is "a substance in a state of putrefaction, the atoms of which are in a continual motion." The use of leaven was strictly forbidden in all offerings made to the Lord by fire ( Leviticus 2:11 ; 7:12 ; 8:2 ; Numbers 6:15 ). Its secretly penetrating and diffusive power is referred to in 1 Corinthians 5:6 . In this respect it is used to illustrate the growth of the kingdom of heaven both in the individual heart and in the world ( Matthew 13:33 ). It is a figure also of corruptness and of perverseness of heart and life ( Matthew 16:6,11 ; Mark 8:15 ; 1 Corinthians 5:7,8 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)