Bible Dictionary
Bake-meats
Bake-meats were baked provisions prepared by a baker, such as cakes or biscuits, mentioned in Pharaoh’s dream concerning his chief baker.
Definition
Bake-meats were baked provisions, literally “works of the baker,” such as biscuits and cakes.
Biblical Usage
The term occurs in the account of Pharaoh’s chief baker and his dream.
Historical Background
The expression describes prepared bakery products rather than meat.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Baked provisions (Gen. 40:17), literally “works of the baker,” such as biscuits and cakes.