1 Samuel 14:25:51 Sam.14.25.W5TAB
דְבַ֖שׁ
devash
“honey”
- Transliteration
- de-VASH
- Extended
- deh-VASH
- 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
va-ye-HI de-VASH
- clause
va-ye-HI de-VASH al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DE
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ha-A-rets BA-u va-YA-ar va-ye-HI de-VASH al-pe-NEI ha-sa-DE
Exegesis
The narrative marker vayehi {וַיְהִי | vâhî} ‘and it was’ introduces the resultant scene highlighting d’vash {דְבַשׁ | də-ḇāš} ‘honey.’
Root and etymology
ד־ב־ש
“honey, sweetness”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:25
And all the people came into the forest, and there was honey upon the surface of the field.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 14:25, so the Hebrew word דְבַ֖שׁ (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 Sam.14.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.25.W5.S1) and character.