1 Samuel 14:26:61 Sam.14.26.W6TAB
דְּבָ֑שׁ
devash
“honey”
- Transliteration
- de-VASH
- Extended
- deh-VAASH
- IPA
- /dəˈvaːʃ/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-VASH
- phraseyour reading level
HE-lekh de-VASH
- clause
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-ha-ya-AR ve-hin-NE HE-lekh de-VASH
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-AM el-ha-ya-AR ve-hin-NE HE-lekh de-VASH ve-EN-ma-si-SIG ya-DO el-pi-V ki-ya-RE ha-AM et-ha-she-vu-A
Exegesis
The interjection vehineh {וְהִנֵּ֖ה | wə-hin-nēh} ‘and behold’ introduces the visual report of the participial phrase helekh devash {הֵ֣לֶךְ דְּבָ֑שׁ}, where the Qal participle helekh {הֵ֣לֶךְ | hē-lekh} conveys ongoing action ‘flowing’.
Root and etymology
d-b-shdalet–bet–shin
“honey, sweetness”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:26
And the people came into the forest, and behold, honey was flowing; but no one reached his hand to his mouth, because the people feared the oath .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 14:26, so the Hebrew word דְּבָ֑שׁ (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.14.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.26.W6.S1) and character.