Strong's Lexicon

H1706

H1706 — דְּבַשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewdbashnoun mascOccurrences: 54TWOT: 400a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1706
Word:דְּבַשׁ
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to be gummy
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:54
Transliteration:dbash
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:deb-ash'
Meaning:1. honey (from its stickiness) 2. by analogy, syrup
KJV Renderings:honey(-comb).

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BDB1832

דְּבַשׁ54 noun masculine 1Sam 14:29 honey (named from colour according to Fl NHWBi. 430; Arabic [untranscribed source text 1082] ( [untranscribed source text 1083]) date-honey; Late Hebrew דְּבַשׁ, Aramaic דּובשא , [untranscribed source text 1084], [untranscribed source text 1085], honey both of fruits and of bees; compare also Assyrian dišpu COTGloss ZimBP 84 DlPr 70) — absolute ׳ ד Gen 43:11 + 33 t.; דְּבָ֑שׁ Exod 3:8 + 18 t.; suffix דִּבְשִׁי Song 5:1 — honey, product of bees, used as food Judg 14:8; Judg 14:9; Judg 14:18 (in lion's carcass); found in (clefts of) rock Deut 32:13 ( מִסֶּלַע ׳ ד, in song, J E ), Ps 81:17 (׳ מִצּוּר ד); in woods, on ground 1Sam 14:25 (עלפֿני השׂדה) 1Sam 14:26 (׳ הֵלֶךְ ד; but read rather הָלַךְ דְּבֹרוֺ its bees had departed, We Dr after ᵐ5 ) 1Sam 14:29 1Sam 14:43 transported in jar or bottle ׳ בַּקְבֻּק ד 1Kgs 14:3 contribution to priests and Levites 2Chr 31:5 || חֶמְאָה 2Sam 17:29; Isa 7:15; Isa 7:22 (in last two the being limited to such food is apparently token of destitution); kept in store Jer 41:8 a choice gift Gen 43:11 ( J ); article of trade Ezek 27:17 (in these two perhaps = grape syrup, modern dibs, compare Di Gen 43:11 see RobBR ii. 81); forbidden as burnt offering Lev 2:11 (|| שְׂאֹר ); honey comb = ׳ יַעְרַת הַדּ 1Sam 14:27 (compare יַעְרִי Song 5:1); also ׳ צוּף ד Prov 16:24 (compare נֹפֶת צופים Ps 19:11); most often in phrase describing abundance in land of Canaan ׳ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּד Exod 3:8; Exod 3:17; Exod 13:5; Exod 33:3 (all J E ) Lev 20:24 ( H ) Num 13:27 ; Num 14:8; Num 16:18; Num 16:14 (all J E ) Deut 6:3; Deut 11:9; Deut 26:9; Deut 26:15; Deut 27:3; Deut 31:20 (all D ) Josh 5:6 ( D ) Jer 11:5 ; Jer 32:22 ; Ezek 20:6 ; Ezek 20:15 compare Deut 8:8; 2Kgs 18:32 (of land of captivity, words of the Rabshak); see also Ezek 16:13; Ezek 16:19; Job 20:17 וְחֶמְאָה ׳ נַחֲלֵי ד; honey, used to illustrate moral teachings Prov 24:13 (|| נֹפֶת ), Prov 25:16; Prov 25:27 (danger of surfeit); simile of sweetness of taste Ezek 3:3 (the roll), compare כְּצַפִּיחִת ׳ בִּד Exod 16:31 ( P ; description of manna); of sweetness of the law Ps 19:11 (|| נֹפֶת צוּפִים) compare Ps 119:103 (of pleasant words Prov 16:24 compare above); sweetness of lips וְחָלָב ׳ ד Song 4:11 figurative of love דִּבְשִׁי Song 5:1 (|| יַעְרִי, יֵינִי, חֲלָבִי).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

דבש (d’vash)

Exodus 38:8

KJV: And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.lookingglasses: or, brasen glassesassembling: Heb. assembling by troops
EHCC: 17&18:5.a land flowing with milk 4

Exodus 16:31

KJV: And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
EHCC: like waters (made) with honey.

Exodus 33:8

KJV: And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.
EHCC: 8 land flowing with milk and honey:

Leviticus 2:11

KJV: No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the Lord, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the Lord made by fire.
EHCC: no leaven, nor any Aoney,

Leviticus 20:24

KJV: But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God, which have separated you from other people.
EHCC: that floweth with milk and Aoney:

Numbers 13:27

KJV: And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
EHCC: & 14:8 & 16:13, 14. floweth with milk af

Deuteronomy 6:3

KJV: Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
EHCC: the land that floweth with milk and bony.

Deuteronomy 8:8

KJV: A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;of oil…: Heb. of olive tree of oil
EHCC: a land of oil olive, and honey ;

Deuteronomy 11:9

KJV: And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the Lord sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
EHCC: & 26:9, 15 & 27:3 & 31:20. that flowed

Deuteronomy 32:13

KJV: He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
EHCC: he made him to suck honey

Joshua 5:6

KJV: For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
EHCC: 8 land that floweth with milk and hong.

1 Samuel 14:25

KJV: And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
EHCC: there was honey upon the ground

1 Samuel 43:1

EHCC: did but taste a little honey

2 Samuel 17:29

KJV: And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
EHCC: And honey, and butter, and sheep,

1 Kings 14:3

KJV: And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.with…: Heb. in thine handcracknels: or, cakescruse: or, bottle
EHCC: a cruse of honey,

2 Kings 18:32

KJV: Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.persuadeth: or, deceiveth
EHCC: a land of oil olive and of honey,

2 Chronicles 31:5

KJV: And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.came…: Heb. brake forthhoney: or, dates
EHCC: wine, and oil, end honey, (marg. or,d2'-5)

Job 20:17

KJV: He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.the floods…: or, streaming brooks
EHCC: the brooks of honey and butter.

Psalms 19:10

KJV: More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.the honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honeycombs
EHCC: (11). sweeter also than honey

Psalms 81:16

KJV: He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.finest…: Heb. fat of wheat
EHCC: (17). aud with Aoney out of the rock

Psalms 94:13

KJV: That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
EHCC: My son, eat thou honey,

Psalms 25:16

KJV: Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
EHCC: Hast thou found honey?

Song of Songs 4:11

KJV: Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
EHCC: Aoney and milk (are) under thy tongue;

Song of Songs 16:13

EHCC: Gne flour, and honey, and oil:

Song of Songs 20:6

EHCC: 15.flowing with milk and honey,

Song of Songs 27:17

EHCC: and homey, and oil, and balm.
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