What does אֲשִׁישָׁה (ʾăšiyšāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲשִׁישָׁה (ʾăšiyšāh): Compressed fruit cake; metaphorically represents abundance, sustenance, or comfort in covenant renewal contexts.
Hebrew · H809
אֲשִׁישָׁה
Something closely pressed together , i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits
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אֲשִׁישָׁה H809
Pronunciation ʾăšiyšāh
What does אֲשִׁישָׁה (ʾăšiyšāh) mean in the Bible?
אֲשִׁישָׁה (ʾăšiyšāh): Compressed fruit cake; metaphorically represents abundance, sustenance, or comfort in covenant renewal contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H809?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a raisin cake (1), for the raisin cakes (1), raisin cake (1), raisin cakes [to idols] (1), with raisins (1).
Where does אֲשִׁישָׁה (ʾăšiyšāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 6:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Samuel (1), Hosea (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and a raisin cake 1× 1 Chronicles 16:3
for the raisin cakes 1× Isaiah 16:7
raisin cake 1× 2 Samuel 6:19
raisin cakes [to idols] 1× Hosea 3:1
with raisins 1× Song Of Solomon 2:5
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 6:19 וַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖ה to raisin cake Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 16:3 וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃ to and a raisin cake Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Song Of Solomon 2:5 בָּֽאֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹת to with raisins Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 16:7 לַאֲשִׁישֵׁ֧י to for the raisin cakes Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Hosea 3:1 אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י to raisin cakes [to idols] Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 6:19
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
אֲשִׁישֵׁ֥י 1x ’ă·šî·šê Hosea 3:1
בָּֽאֲשִׁישׁ֔וֹת 1x bā·’ă·šî·šō·wṯ Song Of Solomon 2:5
וַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖ה 1x wa·’ă·šî·šāh 2 Samuel 6:19
וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה׃ 1x wa·’ă·šî·šāh 1 Chronicles 16:3
לַאֲשִׁישֵׁ֧י 1x la·’ă·šî·šê Isaiah 16:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Samuel 6:19, 1 Chronicles 16:3
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Hosea 3:1
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Song Of Solomon 2:5
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Isaiah 16:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Compressed fruit cake; metaphorically represents abundance, sustenance, or comfort in covenant renewal contexts.
Source Gloss
something closely pressed together , i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Compressed fruit cake; metaphorically represents abundance, sustenance, or comfort in covenant renewal contexts.
something closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits BDB: raisin-cake Usage: flagon.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲשִׁישָׁה is built from this root:
אָשִׁישׁ H808
Part of These Phrases
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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