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דְּבַשׁ H1706

H1706 is the Hebrew word דְּבַשׁ, transliterated dᵉbash and said deb-ash'. The King James Version most often renders it honey.

Word: דְּבַשׁTransliteration: dᵉbashSaid: deb-ash'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 44 verses

What it means

honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to be gummy.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 44 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

honey 37×honeycomb 2×nor any honey 1×than honey 1×behold the honey 1×also than honey 1×yea sweeter than honey 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: honey(-comb).

Verses using דְּבַשׁ

The first 40 of 44 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 43:11 · KJV

And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

Exodus 3:8 · KJV

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Exodus 13:5 · KJV

And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

Exodus 33:3 · KJV

Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

Leviticus 2:11 · KJV

No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

Leviticus 20:24 · KJV

But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.

Numbers 13:27 · KJV

And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.

Numbers 16:13 · KJV

Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

Numbers 16:14 · KJV

Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

Deuteronomy 27:3 · KJV

And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.

Deuteronomy 31:20 · KJV

For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

Deuteronomy 32:13 · KJV

He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;

Judges 14:8 · KJV

And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

Judges 14:9 · KJV

And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

Judges 14:18 · KJV

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

1 Samuel 14:25 · KJV

And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.

1 Samuel 14:26 · KJV

And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.

1 Samuel 14:27 · KJV

But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

1 Samuel 14:29 · KJV

Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 14:43 · KJV

Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die.

2 Samuel 17:29 · KJV

And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

1 Kings 14:3 · KJV

And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.

2 Kings 18:32 · KJV

Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us.

2 Chronicles 31:5 · KJV

And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

Job 20:17 · KJV

He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.

Psalm 19:10 · KJV

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Psalm 81:16 · KJV

He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.

Psalm 119:103 · KJV

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Proverbs 16:24 · KJV

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Proverbs 24:13 · KJV

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Proverbs 25:16 · KJV

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Proverbs 25:27 · KJV

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Song of Solomon 4:11 · KJV

Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 5:1 · KJV

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Isaiah 7:15 · KJV

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

Isaiah 7:22 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.

Jeremiah 11:5 · KJV

That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.

Jeremiah 41:8 · KJV

But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

Ezekiel 3:3 · KJV

And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

Ezekiel 16:13 · KJV

Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1706 mean?

H1706 is the Hebrew word דְּבַשׁ (dᵉbash), meaning honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup.

How is H1706 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it honey (37 times), honeycomb (2 times), nor any honey (1 time), than honey (1 time), behold the honey (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1706 appear in the Bible?

דְּבַשׁ (dᵉbash) is tagged in 44 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1706 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to be gummy.

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