The wave offering (Hebrew: tenufah תנופה) was an offering made by the Jewish priests in token of a solemn special presentation to God (Ex. 29:24, 26, 27; Lev. 7:20-34; 8:27; 9:21; 10:14, 15, etc.). The wave-offering then became the property of the priests.
The first-fruits, a sheaf of barley, which is offered in connection with the Feast of Unleavened Bread, directly following the Passover; and the first-fruits of the second harvest, the loaves of bread, which are offered at Pentecost, are both a wave-offering.
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