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HebrewH0809Noun (Feminine)

אֲשִׁישָׁה

a.shi.shah

5Occurrences
H0809Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

something closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits

feminine of H808 (אָשִׁישׁ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. raisin-cake, used in sacrificial feasts 1a) consistently translated in AV as "flagon of wine"

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

אֲשִׁישָׁה appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
1
2 Samuel
1
Hosea
1
Isaiah
1
Song of Solomon
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 16:3BSB

Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

2 Samuel 6:19BSB

Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home.

Hosea 3:1BSB

Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”

Isaiah 16:7BSB

Therefore let Moab wail;let them wail together for Moab.Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth,you who are utterly stricken.

Song of Solomon 2:5BSB

Sustain me with raisins;refresh me with apples,for I am faint with love.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.