What does זוּב · חָלָב · דְּבַשׁ mean in the Bible?
e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux ; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow".
Hebrew · H2100, H2461, H1706
זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ
To flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux ; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow · milk (as the richness of kine) · honey (from its stickiness ); by analogy, syrup
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זוּב H2100 to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux ; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
Pronunciation zûb
Denotes involuntary bodily discharge causing ritual impurity; figuratively, depletion or wasteful loss.
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חָלָב H2461 milk (as the richness of kine)
Pronunciation ḥālāb
Milk as symbol of abundance and nourishment; distinctly marks promised land's fertility in covenantal language
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דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey (from its stickiness ); by analogy, syrup
Pronunciation dĕbaš
Honey as sweetness and stickiness combined—captures both taste appeal and binding adhesive quality in biblical metaphor
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What does זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ (zāḇaṯ ḥālāḇ ûḏĕḇāš) mean in the Bible?
זוּב · חָלָב · דְּבַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux ; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2100, H2461, H1706?
H2100, H2461, H1706 is connected to 140 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux ; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
Source Gloss
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux ; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 28
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 28×
Participle active 2Sam 3:29 · Deut 6:3 · Deut 11:9 · Deut 26:9 · Deut 26:15 · Deut 27:3 · Deut 31:20 · Exod 3:8 · Exod 3:17 · Exod 13:5 · Exod 33:3 · Ezek 20:6 · Ezek 20:15 · Jer 11:5 · Jer 32:22 · Jer 49:4 25×
Imperfect Lam 4:9 · Lev 15:25 3×
Word Origins
זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain