Hebrew · H2529, H1706 · unreviewed

חֶמְאָה וּדְבַשׁ

Curdled milk or cheese · honey (from its stickiness ); by analogy, syrup

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חֶמְאָה H2529 curdled milk or cheese
Pronunciation ḥemĕʾāh
Dairy product from milk transformation; literal staple food that becomes metaphor for richness and sustenance
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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 חֶמְאָה וּדְבַשׁ (ḥemʾâ ûḏĕḇaš) mean in the Bible?

חֶמְאָה · דְּבַשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "curds and honey".

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Meaning

curds and honey
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