1 Kings 14:3:71 Kgs.14.3.W7TAB
דְּבַ֖שׁ
devash
“honey”
- Transliteration
- de-VASH
- Extended
- deh-VAHSH
- IPA
- /dəˈvaʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- honey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VASH
- phraseyour reading level
u-vak-buk de-VASH
- clause
ve-la-KHAKHT be-ya-DEKH a-sa-RA LE-khem ve-nik-ku-DIM u-vak-buk de-VASH u-VAAT e-LAV
- sentence
ve-la-KHAKHT be-ya-DEKH a-sa-RA LE-khem ve-nik-ku-DIM u-vak-buk de-VASH u-VAAT e-LAV HU ya-GID LAKH ma-YI-ye la-NA-ar
Exegesis
The items ʿəsārāh leḥem {עֲשָׂרָה לֶחֶם | ʿə-sārāh le-ḥem} ‘ten loaves of bread’, wə-niqquḏīm {וְנִקֻּדִים | wə-nikkū-ḏīm} ‘and cakes’, and ū-ḇaqbūq də-baš {וּבַקְבֻּק דְּבַשׁ | ū-ḇaq-būq də-baš} ‘and a bottle of honey’ are listed without conjunctions.
Root and etymology
d-b-šdalet–bet–shin
“honey”
In context — 1 Kings 14:3
And you shall take in your hand ten loaves of bread, and cakes , and a jar of honey, and go to him; he will tell you what will happen to the boy .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 14:3, so the Hebrew word דְּבַ֖שׁ (devash) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.14.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.3.W7.S1) and character.