H3823b H3823b
make cakes (denominative from heart/cake)
A denominative verb from the word for 'heart' or 'cake,' used specifically in the story of Amnon and Tamar. The cakes Tamar prepares are special heart-shaped delicacies, perhaps chosen for their perceived restorative properties for someone feigning illness. This culinary detail adds domestic texture to the narrative while foreshadowing the violation that follows—innocent food preparation becomes the pretext for assault.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To make or prepare special cakes, heart-shaped cakes. Found only in 2 Samuel 13:6, 8 where Amnon requests that Tamar prepare these cakes. The verb appears in Piel conjugation (intensive/causative), suggesting deliberate, careful preparation. Cross-linguistic glosses emphasize the making/preparing action (Spanish 'preparó,' French 'fit'). The German rendering 'machte cakes' reflects the specialized nature of these baked goods. 2×
AR["وَتَصنَعَ", "وَصَنَعَت كَعكاً"]·ben["এবং-তৈরি-করুক", "এবং-পিঠা-তৈরি-করল"]·DE["und-lass-ihr-mache", "und-sie-machte-cakes"]·EN["and-let-her-make", "and-she-made-cakes"]·FR["et-elle-fit-cakes", "et-que-sa-fais"]·heb["ו-תלבב"]·HI["और-बनाए", "और-बनाया"]·ID["dan-buatlah", "dan-membuat-kue"]·IT["e-ella-fece-focacce", "e-lascia-lei-fa"]·jav["lan-ndamel-roti", "lan-ndamelna-roti"]·KO["그리고-만들어라", "그리고-만들었다"]·PT["e-faça", "e-fez-bolos"]·RU["и-сделает", "и-сделала-лепёшки"]·ES["y-prepare", "y-preparó"]·SW["na-akatengeneza-keki", "na-atengeneze"]·TR["ve-kek-yaptı", "ve-yapsın"]·urd["اور-بنائیں-کیکیں", "اور-بنائے-کیک"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [לבב] vb. denom. Pi. make cakes. Impf. תְּלַבֵּב 2 S 13:6, 8.