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What does heave in the Bible mean?

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In biblical scriptural translations—particularly within Old Testament Levitical laws—the term "heave" frequently appears in phrases like "heave offering" (terumah). This referred to a sacred contribution or portion of food and grain that worshippers or priests would symbolically lift, elevate, or heave upward toward heaven as a dedicated gesture of gratitude and consecration to God.
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