Lexical Definition

‎דְּבַשׁ‎ dᵉbash (deb-ash') honey ^H:N-M
from an unused root meaning to be gummy

honey(-comb).

• honey (from its stickiness)
• by analogy, syrup

1) honey

See Greek: μέλι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎דְּבַשׁ‎₅₄ noun masculine^{1Sam 14:29} honey (named from colour according to Fl NHWB^{i. 430}; Arabic () date-honey; Late Hebrew ‎דְּבַשׁ‎, Aramaic ‎דּובשא‎, , , honey both of fruits and of bees; compare also Assyrian dišpu COT^Gloss Zim^{BP 84} Dl^{Pr 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) v1Sam 14:26 (‎׳‎‎הֵלֶךְ ד‎; but read rather ‎הָלַךְ דְּבֹרוֺ‎ its bees had departed, We Dr after ᵐ5) v1Sam 14:29 v1Sam 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 Rob^{BR 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).

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