Baker — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

One who prepares food. In biblical times, the baker operated in the home (Gn 19:3), in the public bakery (Jer 37:21), and in the palaces of kings and nobles (Gn 40:1-22; 41:10, 13 OET GEN 41:10 · OET GEN 41:13; 1 Sm 8:13), preparing bread and cakes from the basic staples of oil and flour. The Israelites fleeing from Egypt baked unleavened bread for their journey (Ex 12:39). The bread and cakes were baked in some kind of pan or oven (Lv 2:4; 26:26). As Israelite society developed, specialized bakers operated and formed guilds. Some have argued that Hosea was a baker because of his knowledge of baking techniques (Hos 7:4-8).

Show passage in OET: GEN 19:3

OET-RV GEN 19:3

3 However, Lot insisted, so they followed him off the main road and went into his house. Then he prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

OET-LV GEN 19:3

3 And_he _urged (in)_them exceedingly and_they _turned _aside to_him/it and_they _came into house _of_his and_he/it _made to/for_them a _feast and_unleavened _bread(s) he _baked and_they _ate.

Show passage in OET: JER 37:21

OET-RV JER 37:21

21 So King Tsidkiyah ordered that Yirmiyah be held in the guards’ courtyard, and he was given a loaf of bread every day from the bakers’ street, until the time when all the bread in the city ran out. But Yirmiyah remained confined in the guards’ courtyard.

OET-LV JER 37:21

21 And_ the_king Tsidqiy^yāh _he _commanded and_they _deposited DOM Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) in_the _courtyard _of the _guard and_they _gave to_him/it a _round _loaf _of bread to_day from_the _street _of the _bakers until all _of the_bread was _finished from the_city and_ Yirmə^yāh _he/it _sat _down//remained//lived in_the _courtyard _of the _guard.

Show passage in OET: GEN 41:10; GEN 41:13

OET-RV GEN 41:10

10 The king had been angry with his servants, and he put me in the custody of the chief of the guards in his prison—me and the chief of the bakers.

OET-RV GEN 41:13

13 And it all happened just as he’d interpreted them—I was restored to my position and the baker was executed.

OET-LV GEN 41:10

10 Parˊoh he _was _angry towards servants _of_his and_he/it _gave DOM_me in_the _custody _of the _house _of the _commander _of the _bodyguards DOM_me and_DOM the _chief _of the _bakers.

OET-LV GEN 41:13

13 And_he/it _was just_as he _interpreted to/for_us so it _was DOM_me he _restored to office _of_my and_him he _hanged.

Show passage in OET: SA1 8:13

OET-RV SA1 8:13

13 He’ll take your daughters to manufacture perfumes, or to be cooks and bakers.

OET-LV SA1 8:13

13 And_DOM daughters _of_your(pl) he _will _take to_perfumers and_to_cooks and_to_bakers.

Show passage in OET: EXO 12:39

OET-RV EXO 12:39

39 They baked the dough that they brought from Mitsrayim (Egypt) into flat bread since it hadn’t had time to rise, because they were driven out of Mitsrayim in a hurry and hadn’t had time to prepare food to take.

OET-LV EXO 12:39

39 And_they _baked DOM the_dough which they _had _brought _out from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) bread _cakes unleavened _bread(s) if/because not it _was _leavened if/because they _had _been _driven _out from_Miʦrayim and_not they _had _been _able to_delay and_also provision[s] not they _had _made to/for_them.

Show passage in OET: LEV 2:4

OET-RV LEV 2:4

4 “When someone presents something baked as their grain offering, it must be baked without leaven: either wheat flour mixed with olive oil and baked into flat buns, or else wheat flour biscuits with olive oil spread on top.

OET-LV LEV 2:4

4 And_because/when you _will _present a _present _of a _grain _offering a _baked _item _of an _oven fine _flour _of cakes unleavened _bread(s) mixed with_oil and_wafers _of unleavened _bread(s) smeared with_oil.

Show passage in OET: LEV 26:26

OET-RV LEV 26:26

26 When I limit your food supplies, ten women will bake bread in one oven and it will be rationed by weight—you’ll all eat but never be satisfied.

OET-LV LEV 26:26

26 When_break_I to/for_you(pl) staff _of bread and_ ten women _they _will _bake bread _of_your(pl) in_an _oven one and_they _will _bring _back bread _of_your(pl) by_weight and_you(pl)_will _eat and_not you(pl)_will _be _satisfied.

Show passage in OET: HOS 7:4–8

OET-RV HOS 7:4

4 They’re all adulterers, like an oven overheated by the baker.
⇔ He shouldn’t have stoked the fire from the kneading of the dough until after it’s risen.

OET-RV HOS 7:5

5 On our king’s day, the leaders became red in the face from the wine.
⇔ Then he joined in with those who were mocking.

OET-RV HOS 7:6

6 Because with their hearts like an oven, they get closer to implementing their plot.
⇔ Their anger smoulders all night—in the morning it bursts into flame.

OET-RV HOS 7:7