The meaning of “צַמּוּק”
Understanding tsammûwq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bunch (cluster) of raisins. - a cake of dried grapes 1) bunch of raisins, raisin-bunch
צַמּוּק
bunch (cluster) of raisins. - a cake of dried grapes 1) bunch of raisins, raisin-bunch
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: צַמּוּק (tsammûwq) | |
| 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: צַמּוּק (tsammûwq) | |
| 2 Samuel 16:1 | “And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.” Word: צַמּוּק (tsammûwq) | |
| 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: צַמּוּק (tsammûwq) |