Genesis

Genesis 18:6

⁶So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour,^b knead it, and bake some bread.”

Footnotes

b 18:6 3 seahs is approximately 19.8 dry quarts or 21.9 liters (probably about 24.5 pounds or 11.1 kilograms of flour).

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֛ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
hurried	וַיְמַהֵ֧ר	way·ma·hêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4116 hasten
into the tent	הָאֹ֖הֱלָה	hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H168 tent
and said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Sarah	שָׂרָ֑ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
Quick	מַהֲרִ֞י	ma·hă·rî	Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular	H4116 hasten
Prepare	מַהֲרִ֞י	ma·hă·rî	Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular	H4116 hasten
three	שְׁלֹ֤שׁ	šə·lōš	Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
seahs	סְאִים֙	sə·’îm	Noun - feminine plural	H5429 se'ah
of fine	סֹ֔לֶת	sō·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5560 fine flour
flour	קֶ֣מַח	qe·maḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H7058 flour, meal
knead it	ל֖וּשִׁי	lū·šî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3888 knead
and bake	וַעֲשִׂ֥י	wa·‘ă·śî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6213 do, make
some bread	עֻגֽוֹת׃	‘u·ḡō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5692 disc or cake of bread

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.