What does צוּף · κηρίον mean in the Bible?
צוּף · κηρίον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "honeycomb, dripping sweetness".
Hebrew · H6688, G2781
צּוּף
Comb of honey (from dripping) · honeycomb
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צוּף H6688 comb of honey (from dripping)
κηρίον G2781 honeycomb
Pronunciation kēríon
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What does צּוּף (tsuph) mean in the Bible?
צוּף · κηρίον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "honeycomb, dripping sweetness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6688, G2781?
H6688, G2781 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. honeycomb, dripping sweetness
Strong's H6688, G2781
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Source Gloss
honeycomb, dripping sweetness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צּוּף is built from this root:
צוּף H6687
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