1706. debash

Lexicon

debash: Honey

Original Word: דְּבַשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: dbash
Pronunciation: deh-VAHSH
Phonetic Spelling: (deb-ash')
Definition: Honey
Meaning: honey, syrup

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

honeycomb

From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup -- honey((-comb)).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
honey
NASB Translation
honey (52), honeycomb* (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

דְּבַשׁ₅₄ noun masculine^{1Samuel 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 Genesis 43:11 33t.; דְּבָ֑שׁ Exodus 3:8 18t.; 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 ᵐ5) 1 Samuel 14:29; 1 Samuel 14:43; transported in jar or bottle ׳בַּקְבֻּק ד 1 Kings 14:3; contribution to priests and Levites 2Chronicles 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 Rob^{BR 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 כְּצַמִּיחִת ׳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).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be gummy or sticky.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3192: μέλι (meli) • This Greek term corresponds to the Hebrew דְּבַשׁ (debash) and is used in the New Testament to refer to honey. It appears in passages such as Matthew 3:4, where John the Baptist's diet is described as "locusts and wild honey," highlighting its continued significance in biblical times.

Usage: The term דְּבַשׁ (debash) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to honey, which is often associated with sweetness and abundance. It is frequently mentioned in the context of the Promised Land, described as "a land flowing with milk and honey."

Context: • דְּבַשׁ (debash) appears numerous times in the Hebrew Scriptures, symbolizing prosperity and divine blessing. It is often used metaphorically to describe the richness and fertility of the land God promised to the Israelites. For example, in Exodus 3:8, God describes the Promised Land as "a land flowing with milk and honey," indicating its abundance and desirability.
• Honey was a valued commodity in ancient Israel, used not only as a sweetener but also in various offerings and as a symbol of delight and pleasure. In Judges 14:8-9, Samson finds a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of a lion, illustrating honey's natural occurrence and its role in biblical narratives.
• The sweetness of honey is also used metaphorically in the Psalms and Proverbs to describe the desirability and pleasantness of wisdom and God's words. For instance, Psalm 19:10 states, "They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb."
• דְּבַשׁ (debash) is also mentioned in the context of dietary laws and offerings, as seen in Leviticus 2:11, where it is noted that honey should not be burned as an offering to the Lord.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּדְבָֽשׁ׃ בדבש׃ דְּ֭בַשׁ דְּבַ֔שׁ דְּבַ֖שׁ דְּבַ֣שׁ דְּבַ֤שׁ דְּבַ֥שׁ דְּבָ֑שׁ דְבַ֖שׁ דְבַ֣שׁ דְבַשׁ֙ דִּבְשִׁ֔י דבש דבשי הַדְּבָ֑שׁ הַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ הדבש הדבש׃ וּדְבַ֔שׁ וּדְבַ֖שׁ וּדְבַ֛שׁ וּדְבַ֣שׁ וּדְבַ֤שׁ וּדְבַשׁ֙ וּדְבָ֑שׁ וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ודבש ודבש׃ כִּדְבַ֥שׁ כדבש מִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁ מִדְּבַ֔שׁ מִדְּבַ֥שׁ מדבש biḏ·ḇāš biḏḇāš bidVash də·ḇaš də·ḇāš ḏə·ḇaš dəḇaš dəḇāš ḏəḇaš deVash diḇ·šî diḇšî divShi had·də·ḇāš haddəḇāš haddeVash kiḏ·ḇaš kiḏḇaš kidVash mid·də·ḇaš middəḇaš middeVash ū·ḏə·ḇaš ū·ḏə·ḇāš ūḏəḇaš ūḏəḇāš udeVash

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 43:11
HEB: צֳרִי֙ וּמְעַ֣ט דְּבַ֔שׁ נְכֹ֣את וָלֹ֔ט
NAS: and a little honey, aromatic gum
KJV: and a little honey, spices,
INT: balm little honey aromatic and myrrh

Exodus 3:8
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֶל־ מְק֤וֹם
NAS: with milk and honey, to the place
KJV: with milk and honey; unto the place
INT: flowing milk and honey to the place

Exodus 3:17
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.'
KJV: flowing with milk and honey.
INT: flowing milk and honey

Exodus 13:5
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ וְעָבַדְתָּ֛ אֶת־
NAS: with milk and honey, that you shall observe
KJV: with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep
INT: flowing milk and honey you shall observe rite

Exodus 16:31
HEB: וְטַעְמ֖וֹ כְּצַפִּיחִ֥ת בִּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: was like wafers with honey.
KJV: of it [was] like wafers [made] with honey.
INT: taste wafers honey

Exodus 33:3
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א
NAS: with milk and honey; for I will not go
KJV: with milk and honey: for I will not go up
INT: flowing milk and honey because I will not

Leviticus 2:11
HEB: שְׂאֹר֙ וְכָל־ דְּבַ֔שׁ לֹֽא־ תַקְטִ֧ירוּ
NAS: or any honey as an offering by fire
KJV: no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering
INT: leaven any honey shall not offer

Leviticus 20:24
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָ֑שׁ אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה
NAS: with milk and honey. I am the LORD
KJV: with milk and honey: I [am] the LORD
INT: flowing milk and honey Myself I am the LORD

Numbers 13:27
HEB: זָבַ֨ת חָלָ֥ב וּדְבַ֛שׁ הִ֖וא וְזֶה־
NAS: with milk and honey, and this
KJV: with milk and honey; and this [is] the fruit
INT: flow milk and honey he and this

Numbers 14:8
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: flows with milk and honey.
KJV: which floweth with milk and honey.
INT: flows milk and honey

Numbers 16:13
HEB: זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נוּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר
NAS: with milk and honey to have us die
KJV: with milk and honey, to kill
INT: flowing milk and honey die the wilderness

Numbers 16:14
HEB: זָבַ֨ת חָלָ֤ב וּדְבַשׁ֙ הֲבִ֣יאֹתָ֔נוּ וַתִּ֨תֶּן־
NAS: with milk and honey, nor
KJV: with milk and honey, or given
INT: flowing milk and honey brought given

Deuteronomy 6:3
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ פ
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: flowing milk and honey

Deuteronomy 8:8
HEB: זֵ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶן וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: of olive oil and honey;
KJV: of oil olive, and honey;
INT: of olive oil and honey

Deuteronomy 11:9
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ס
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: flowing milk and honey

Deuteronomy 26:9
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: flowing milk and honey

Deuteronomy 26:15
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ס
NAS: with milk and honey, as You swore
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: flowing milk and honey

Deuteronomy 27:3
HEB: זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר
NAS: with milk and honey, as the LORD,
KJV: with milk and honey; as the LORD
INT: flowing milk and honey which promised

Deuteronomy 31:20
HEB: זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ וְאָכַ֥ל וְשָׂבַ֖ע
NAS: with milk and honey, which
KJV: with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten
INT: flowing milk and honey have eaten satisfied

Deuteronomy 32:13
HEB: שָׂדָ֑י וַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּ דְבַשׁ֙ מִסֶּ֔לַע וְשֶׁ֖מֶן
NAS: And He made him suck honey from the rock,
KJV: and he made him to suck honey out of the rock,
INT: of the fields suck honey the rock and oil

Joshua 5:6
HEB: זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: flowing with milk and honey.
KJV: that floweth with milk and honey.
INT: flowing milk and honey

Judges 14:8
HEB: בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת הָאַרְיֵ֖ה וּדְבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: of bees and honey were in the body
KJV: of bees and honey in the carcase
INT: the body of the lion and honey

Judges 14:9
HEB: הָאַרְיֵ֖ה רָדָ֥ה הַדְּבָֽשׁ׃
NAS: them that he had scraped the honey out of the body
KJV: not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase
INT: of the lion had scraped the honey

Judges 14:18
HEB: מַה־ מָּת֣וֹק מִדְּבַ֔שׁ וּמֶ֥ה עַ֖ז
NAS: than honey? And what
KJV: What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger
INT: What is sweeter honey What is stronger

1 Samuel 14:25
HEB: בַיָּ֑עַר וַיְהִ֥י דְבַ֖שׁ עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י
NAS: the forest, and there was honey on the ground.
KJV: to a wood; and there was honey upon
INT: the forest and there was honey up on

54 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1706
54 Occurrences

biḏ·ḇāš — 1 Occ.
də·ḇaš — 15 Occ.
diḇ·šî — 1 Occ.
had·də·ḇāš — 2 Occ.
kiḏ·ḇaš — 1 Occ.
mid·də·ḇaš — 3 Occ.
ū·ḏə·ḇāš — 31 Occ.