Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H20 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲבַטִּיַח |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | abattiyach |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ab-at-tee'-akh |
| Meaning: | 1. a melon (only plural) |
| KJV Renderings: | melon. |
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אֲבַטִּחִים noun [masculine] plural water-melons (Mishna אבטיח, Samaritan [untranscribed source text 560]; compare LöwNo. 297; Arabic [untranscribed source text 561] etc.; perhaps loan-word in Hebrew compare Sta§ 258 ; modern Egyptian ba‰‰ich, bi‰‰ich compare references in Di Num 11:5 on formation compare LagBN 10, who compare Ethiopic aq‰ala ) — Egyptian fruit, ׳ הָא Num 11:5 (|| הִקִּשֻּׁאִים, ֶהחָצִיר, הַבְּצָלִים, הַשּׁוּמִים ); ᵐ5 τοὺς πέπονας.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
