# אָפָה (afah)

Israeli respelling: a-fah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H644. 24 Old Testament occurrences.

to cook, especially to bake

King James renderings: bake(-r, (-meats)).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/afah-h644

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 19:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/19/3) — And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavene…
- [Genesis 40:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/1) — And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.
- [Genesis 40:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/2) — And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
- [Genesis 40:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/5) — And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler a…
- [Genesis 40:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/16) — When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white bask…
- [Genesis 40:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/17) — And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
- [Genesis 40:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/20) — And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of t…
- [Genesis 40:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/40/22) — But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
- [Genesis 41:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/41/10) — Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
- [Exodus 12:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/12/39) — And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out o…
- [Exodus 16:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/16/23) — And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye w…
- [Leviticus 6:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/6/17) — It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin…
- [Leviticus 7:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/7/9) — And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest’s that o…
- [Leviticus 23:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/23/17) — Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; th…
- [Leviticus 24:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/24/5) — And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
- [Leviticus 26:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/26/26) — And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by…
- [1 Samuel 8:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/8/13) — And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
- [1 Samuel 28:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/28/24) — And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread the…
- [Isaiah 44:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/44/15) — Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god…
- [Isaiah 44:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/44/19) — And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I h…
- [Jeremiah 37:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/37/21) — Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece…
- [Ezekiel 46:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/46/20) — Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the…
- [Hosea 7:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/7/4) — They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
- [Hosea 7:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/7/6) — For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth a…