CategoryDoctrine / Festival and Symbol Term
Modern Equivalentbread without yeast; feast connected with Passover.
KJV Word TypeFestival / ritual food term
DefinitionBread made without leaven or yeast. In the KJV, it is closely connected with the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, symbolizing haste, separation from corruption, and covenant remembrance.
Key Verses"Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread." (Exodus 12:15); "Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven... but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." (1 Corinthians 5:8)
KJV Usage NoteOften appears with Passover language and may carry symbolic meaning related to purity, separation, and sincerity.
Common MisunderstandingIt is not merely a food detail; in Scripture it is tied to deliverance, covenant memory, and spiritual symbolism.
Etymology“Unleavened” means not raised by leaven or yeast.