What does חֶמְאָה · דְּבַשׁ mean in the Bible?
חֶמְאָה · דְּבַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "curds and honey".
Hebrew · H2529, H1706
חֶמְאָה וּדְבַשׁ
Curdled milk or cheese · honey (from its stickiness ); by analogy, syrup
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חֶמְאָהH2529curdled milk or cheese
Pronunciationḥemĕʾāh
Dairy product from milk transformation; literal staple food that becomes metaphor for richness and sustenance
Open lexicon entry →דְּבַשׁH1706honey (from its stickiness ); by analogy, syrup
Pronunciationdĕbaš
Honey as sweetness and stickiness combined—captures both taste appeal and binding adhesive quality in biblical metaphor
Open lexicon entry →What does חֶמְאָה וּדְבַשׁ (ḥemʾâ ûḏĕḇaš) mean in the Bible?
חֶמְאָה · דְּבַשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "curds and honey".
Full entry for חֶמְאָה וּדְבַשׁ (H2529, H1706) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2529, H1706?
H2529, H1706 is connected to 64 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. curds and honey
Strong'sH2529, H1706
Lexical occurrences64 versesSource Gloss
curds and honey
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֶמְאָה וּדְבַשׁ is built from this root: