דְּבַשׁ
de.vash
“honey”
Definition
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
from an unused root meaning to be gummy;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
דְּבַשׁ appears 52 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”
And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’
and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey.
But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.
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