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Lexicon :: Strong's H1706 - dᵊḇaš

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דְּבַשׁ
Transliteration
dᵊḇaš
Pronunciation
deb-ash'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be gummy
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TWOT Reference: 400a

Strong’s Definitions

דְּבַשׁ dᵉbash, deb-ash'; from an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup:—honey(-comb).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's H1706 in the following manner: honey (52x), honeycomb (with H3295) (1x), honeycomb (with H6688) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's H1706 in the following manner: honey (52x), honeycomb (with H3295) (1x), honeycomb (with H6688) (1x).

  1. honey

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דְּבַשׁ dᵉbash, deb-ash'; from an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup:—honey(-comb).
STRONGS H1706: Abbreviations
† דְּבַשׁ 54 noun masculine1 Samuel 14:29 honey (named from colour according to Fl NHWBi. 430; Arabic bdb018503 (bdb018504) date-honey; Late Hebrew דְּבַשׁ, Aramaic דּובשא, bdb018505, bdb018506, honey both of fruits and of bees; compare also Assyrian dišpu COTGloss ZimBP 84 DlPr 70) — absolute ד׳ Genesis 43:11 33 times; דְּבָ֑שׁ Exodus 3:8 18 times; suffix דִּבְשִׁי Songs 5:1; — honey, product of bees, used as food Judges 14:8,9,18 (in lion's carcass); found in (clefts of) rock Deuteronomy 32:13 (מִסֶּלַע ד׳, in song, J E), Psalm 81:17 (מִצּוּר ד׳); in woods, on ground 1 Samuel 14:25 (עלפֿני השׂדה) 1 Samuel 14:26 (הֵלֶךְ ד׳; but read rather הָלַךְ דְּבֹרוֺ its bees had departed, We Dr after Greek Version of the LXX) 1 Samuel 14:29; 1 Samuel 14:43; transported in jar or bottle בַּקְבֻּק ד׳ 1 Kings 14:3; contribution to priests and Levites 2 Chronicles 31:5; || חֶמְאָה 2 Samuel 17:29; Isaiah 7:15,22 (in last two the being limited to such food is apparently token of destitution); kept in store Jeremiah 41:8; a choice gift Genesis 43:11 (J); article of trade Ezekiel 27:17 (in these two perhaps = grape syrup, modern dibs, compare Di Genesis 43:11 see RobBR ii. 81); forbidden as burnt offering Leviticus 2:11 (|| שְׂאֹר); honey comb = יַעְרַת הַדּ׳ 1 Samuel 14:27 (compare יַעְרִי Songs 5:1); also צוּף ד׳ Proverbs 16:24 (compare נֹפֶת צופים Psalm 19:11); most often in phrase describing abundance in land of Canaan אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּד׳ Exodus 3:8,17; Exodus 13:5; Exodus 33:3 (all J E) Leviticus 20:24 (H) Numbers 13:27; Numbers 14:8; Numbers 16:18,14 (all J E) Deuteronomy 6:3; Deuteronomy 11:9; Deuteronomy 26:9,15; Deuteronomy 27:3; Deuteronomy 31:20 (all D) Joshua 5:6 (D) Jeremiah 11:5; Jeremiah 32:22; Ezekiel 20:6,15; compare Deuteronomy 8:8; 2 Kings 18:32 (of land of captivity, words of the Rabshak); see also Ezekiel 16:13,19; Job 20:17 וְחֶמְאָה נַחֲלֵי ד׳; honey, used to illustrate moral teachings Proverbs 24:13 (|| נֹפֶת), Proverbs 25:16,27 (danger of surfeit); simile of sweetness of taste Ezekiel 3:3 (the roll), compare כְּצַפִּיחִת בִּד׳ Exodus 16:31 (P; description of manna); of sweetness of the law Psalm 19:11 (|| נֹפֶת צוּפִים) compare Psalm 119:103; (of pleasant words Proverbs 16:24 compare above); sweetness of lips וְחָלָב ד׳ Songs 4:11; figurative of love דִּבְשִׁי Songs 5:1 (|| יַעְרִי, יֵינִי, חֲלָבִי).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:11; 43:11; 43:11

Exodus

3:8; 3:8; 3:17; 13:5; 16:31; 33:3

Leviticus

2:11; 20:24

Numbers

13:27; 14:8; 16:14; 16:18

Deuteronomy

6:3; 8:8; 11:9; 26:9; 26:15; 27:3; 31:20; 32:13

Joshua

5:6

Judges

14:8; 14:9; 14:18

1 Samuel

14:25; 14:26; 14:27; 14:29; 14:29; 14:43

2 Samuel

17:29

1 Kings

14:3

2 Kings

18:32

2 Chronicles

31:5

Job

20:17

Psalms

19:11; 19:11; 119:103

Proverbs

16:24; 16:24; 24:13; 25:16; 25:27

Song of Songs

4:11; 5:1; 5:1; 5:1

Isaiah

7:15; 7:22

Jeremiah

11:5; 32:22; 41:8

Ezekiel

3:3; 16:13; 16:19; 20:6; 20:15; 27:17

H1706

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Strong's Number H1706 matches the Hebrew דְּבַשׁ (dᵊḇaš),
which occurs 54 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 43:11–Eze 16:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:11 - igitur Israhel pater eorum dixit ad eos si sic necesse est facite quod vultis sumite de optimis terrae fructibus in vasis vestris et deferte viro munera modicum resinae et mellis et styracis et stactes et terebinthi et amigdalarum

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:8 - et sciens dolorem eius descendi ut liberarem eum de manibus Aegyptiorum et educerem de terra illa in terram bonam et spatiosam in terram quae fluit lacte et melle ad loca Chananei et Hetthei et Amorrei Ferezei et Evei et Iebusei

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:17 - et dixi ut educam vos de adflictione Aegypti in terram Chananei et Hetthei et Amorrei Ferezei et Evei et Iebusei ad terram fluentem lacte et melle

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:5 - cumque te introduxerit Dominus in terram Chananei et Hetthei et Amorrei et Evei et Iebusei quam iuravit patribus tuis ut daret tibi terram fluentem lacte et melle celebrabis hunc morem sacrorum mense isto

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:31 - appellavitque domus Israhel nomen eius man quod erat quasi semen coriandri album gustusque eius quasi similae cum melle

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:3 - et intres in terram fluentem lacte et melle non enim ascendam tecum quia populus durae cervicis est ne forte disperdam te in via

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 2:11 - omnis oblatio quae offertur Domino absque fermento fiet nec quicquam fermenti ac mellis adolebitur in sacrificio Domini

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:24 - vobis autem loquor possidete terram eorum quam dabo vobis in hereditatem terram fluentem lacte et melle ego Dominus Deus vester qui separavi vos a ceteris populis

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:27 - [Vulgate 13:28] et narraverunt dicentes venimus in terram ad quam misisti nos quae re vera fluit lacte et melle ut ex his fructibus cognosci potest

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:8 - si propitius fuerit Dominus inducet nos in eam et tradet humum lacte et melle manantem

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:13 - numquid parum est tibi quod eduxisti nos de terra quae lacte et melle manabat ut occideres in deserto nisi et dominatus fueris nostri

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:14 - re vera induxisti nos in terram quae fluit rivis lactis et mellis et dedisti nobis possessiones agrorum et vinearum an et oculos nostros vis eruere non venimus

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:3 - audi Israhel et observa ut facias et bene sit tibi et multipliceris amplius sicut pollicitus est Dominus Deus patrum tuorum tibi terram lacte et melle manantem

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:8 - terram frumenti hordei vinearum in qua ficus et mala granata et oliveta nascuntur terram olei ac mellis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:9 - multoque in ea vivatis tempore quam sub iuramento pollicitus est Dominus patribus vestris et semini eorum lacte et melle manantem

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:9 - et introduxit ad locum istum et tradidit nobis terram lacte et melle manantem

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:15 - respice de sanctuario tuo de excelso caelorum habitaculo et benedic populo tuo Israhel et terrae quam dedisti nobis sicut iurasti patribus nostris terrae lacte et melle mananti

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:3 - ut possis in eis scribere omnia verba legis huius Iordane transmisso ut introeas terram quam Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi terram lacte et melle manantem sicut iuravit patribus tuis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:20 - introducam enim eum in terram pro qua iuravi patribus eius lacte et melle manantem cumque comederint et saturati crassique fuerint avertentur ad deos alienos et servient eis et detrahent mihi et irritum facient pactum meum

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:13 - constituit eum super excelsam terram ut comederet fructus agrorum ut sugeret mel de petra oleumque de saxo durissimo

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:6 - per quadraginta annos itineris latissimae solitudinis incircumcisus fuit donec consumerentur qui non audierant vocem Domini et quibus ante iuraverat ut ostenderet eis terram lacte et melle manantem

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:8 - et post aliquot dies revertens ut acciperet eam declinavit ut videret cadaver leonis et ecce examen apium in ore leonis erat ac favus mellis

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:9 - quem cum sumpsisset in manibus comedebat in via veniensque ad patrem suum et matrem dedit eis partem qui et ipsi comederunt nec tamen eis voluit indicare quod mel de corpore leonis adsumpserat

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - et illi dixerunt ei die septimo ante solis occubitum quid dulcius melle et quid leone fortius qui ait ad eos si non arassetis in vitula mea non invenissetis propositionem meam

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:25 - omneque terrae vulgus venit in saltum in quo erat mel super faciem agri

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:26 - ingressus est itaque populus saltum et apparuit fluens mel nullusque adplicuit manum ad os suum timebat enim populus iuramentum

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:27 - porro Ionathan non audierat cum adiuraret pater eius populum extenditque summitatem virgae quam habebat in manu et intinxit in favo mellis et convertit manum suam ad os suum et inluminati sunt oculi eius

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:29 - dixitque Ionathan turbavit pater meus terram vidistis ipsi quia inluminati sunt oculi mei eo quod gustaverim paululum de melle isto

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:43 - dixit autem Saul ad Ionathan indica mihi quid feceris et indicavit ei Ionathan et ait gustans gustavi in summitate virgae quae erat in manu mea paululum mellis et ecce ego morior

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:29 - et mel et butyrum oves et pingues vitulos dederuntque David et populo qui cum eo erat ad vescendum suspicati enim sunt populum fame et siti fatigari in deserto

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:3 - tolle quoque in manu tua decem panes et crustula et vas mellis et vade ad illum ipse indicabit tibi quid eventurum sit huic puero

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:32 - donec veniam et transferam vos in terram quae similis terrae vestrae est in terram fructiferam et fertilem vini terram panis et vinearum terram olivarum et olei ac mellis et vivetis et non moriemini nolite audire Ezechiam qui vos decipit dicens Dominus liberabit nos

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:5 - quod cum percrebruisset in auribus multitudinis plurimas obtulere primitias filii Israhel frumenti vini et olei mellis quoque et omnium quae gignit humus decimas obtulerunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:17 - non videat rivulos fluminis torrentes mellis et butyri

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:10 - [Vulgate 18:11] desiderabilia super aurum et lapidem pretiosum multum et dulciora super mel et favum redundantem

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:16 - [Vulgate 80:17] et cibavit eos de adipe frumenti et de petra mellis saturavit eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:103

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:103 - [Vulgate 118:103] quam dulce gutturi meo eloquium tuum super mel ori meo

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:24 - favus mellis verba conposita dulcedo animae et sanitas ossuum

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:13 - comede fili mi mel quia bonum est et favum dulcissimum gutturi tuo

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:16 - mel invenisti comede quod sufficit tibi ne forte saturatus evomas illud

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:27 - sicut qui mel multum comedit non est ei bonum sic qui scrutator est maiestatis opprimitur gloria

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:11 - favus distillans labia tua sponsa mel et lac sub lingua tua et odor vestimentorum tuorum sicut odor turis

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - veniat dilectus meus in hortum suum et comedat fructum pomorum suorum veni in hortum meum soror mea sponsa messui murram meam cum aromatibus meis comedi favum cum melle meo bibi vinum meum cum lacte meo comedite amici bibite et inebriamini carissimi

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:15 - butyrum et mel comedet ut sciat reprobare malum et eligere bonum

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:22 - et prae ubertate lactis comedet butyrum butyrum enim et mel manducabit omnis qui relictus fuerit in medio terrae

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:5 - ut suscitem iuramentum quod iuravi patribus vestris daturum me eis terram fluentem lacte et melle sicut est dies haec et respondi et dixi amen Domine

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:22 - et dedisti eis terram hanc quam iurasti patribus eorum ut dares eis terram fluentem lacte et melle

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:8 - decem autem viri repperti sunt inter eos qui dixerunt ad Ismahel noli occidere nos quia habemus thesauros in agro frumenti et hordei et olei et mellis et cessavit et non interfecit eos cum fratribus suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:3 - et dixit ad me fili hominis venter tuus comedet et viscera tua conplebuntur volumine isto quod ego do tibi et comedi illud et factum est in ore meo sicut mel dulce

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:13 - et ornata es auro et argento et vestita es bysso et polymito et multicoloribus similam et mel et oleum comedisti et decora facta es vehementer nimis et profecisti in regnum

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