The meaning of “דְּבֵלָה”
Understanding dᵉbêlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
cake (lump) of figs. - a cake of pressed figs 1) fig cake, lump of pressed figs
דְּבֵלָה
cake (lump) of figs. - a cake of pressed figs 1) fig cake, lump of pressed figs
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 25:18 | “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.” Word: דְּבֵלָה (dᵉbêlâh) | |
| 1 Samuel 30:12 | “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.” Word: דְּבֵלָה (dᵉbêlâh) | |
| 2 Kings 20:7 | “And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.” Word: דְּבֵלָה (dᵉbêlâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 12:40 | “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. ” Word: דְּבֵלָה (dᵉbêlâh) | |
| Isaiah 38:21 | “For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.” Word: דְּבֵלָה (dᵉbêlâh) |