Hebrew · H2461, H1706 · unreviewed

חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ

Milk (as the richness of kine) · honey (from its stickiness ); by analogy, syrup

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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 חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ (chalav udevash) mean in the Bible?

חָלָב · דְּבַשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "milk and honey".

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Meaning

milk and honey
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