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מחבת. קערה מכוסה בקערה והתי״ו תחת ה״א כתי״ו ושבת לנשיא: A GRIDDLE. Machavat (griddle) refers to a plate covered with a plate.13It refers to a pan with a cover. Its tav is in place of a heh,14A variant of machavah. Machavah comes from the root chet, bet, heh, meaning to hide. A machavah is a utensil in which the food is hidden (Weiser), i.e., covered. like the tav of ve-shavat (it shall return) in then it shall return to the prince (Ezek. 46:17).15The tav of ve-shavat is in place of a heh, for ve-shavat is a variant of veshavah.