Exodus 13:5:18Exod.13.5.W18TAB
וּדְבָ֑שׁ
udevash
“and honey”
- Transliteration
- u-de-VASH
- Extended
- oo-deh-VAASH
- IPA
- /u.ðəˈvaːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and honey
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
u-de-VASH
- clause
ve-ha-YA ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH el-E-rets hak-ke-na-a-NI ve-ha-khit-TI ve-ha-e-mo-RI ve-ha-khiv-VI ve-ha-ye-vu-SI a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha la-TET LAKH E-rets za-VAT kha-LAV u-de-VASH
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH el-E-rets hak-ke-na-a-NI ve-ha-khit-TI ve-ha-e-mo-RI ve-ha-khiv-VI ve-ha-ye-vu-SI a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha la-TET LAKH E-rets za-VAT kha-LAV u-de-VASH ve-a-vad-TA et-ha-a-vo-DA ha-ZOT ba-KHO-desh ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The description erets zavat chalav u-devash {אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ | ʾe-reṣ zā-ḇat ḥā-lāḇ u-ḏə-ḇāš} functions as a fertility merism.
In context — Exodus 13:5
When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—then you shall carry out this service in this month.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Exodus 13:5, so the Hebrew word וּדְבָ֑שׁ (udevash) 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 Exod.13.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.5.W18.S1) and character.