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loaves

LOAVES OF BREAD (Heb. kikkar, "circle"; Gk. 'artos; sometimes only lehem, "bread").

Round cakes or biscuits, the usual form of bread among the orientals (Ex 29:23, "cake of bread"; Judg 8:5; 1 Sam 10:3; 1 Chron 16:3; Mt 14:17; Mk 6:38; etc.).