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דְּבֵלָה H1690

H1690 is the Hebrew word דְּבֵלָה, transliterated dᵉbêlâh and said deb-ay-law'. The King James Version most often renders it cakes.

Word: דְּבֵלָהTransliteration: dᵉbêlâhSaid: deb-ay-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

a cake of pressed figs.

Where it comes from

from an unused root (akin to H2082 (זָבַל)) probably meaning to press together.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cakes 2×lump 2×cake 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: cake (lump) of figs.

Verses using דְּבֵלָה

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 25:18 · KJV

Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

1 Samuel 30:12 · KJV

And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

2 Kings 20:7 · KJV

And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

1 Chronicles 12:40 · KJV

Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

Isaiah 38:21 · KJV

For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1690 mean?

H1690 is the Hebrew word דְּבֵלָה (dᵉbêlâh), meaning a cake of pressed figs.

How is H1690 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cakes (2 times), lump (2 times), cake (1 time).

How many times does H1690 appear in the Bible?

דְּבֵלָה (dᵉbêlâh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1690 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root (akin to H2082 (זָבַל)) probably meaning to press together.

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