King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1690
Transliteration: debelah
Phonetic Spelling: (deb-ay-law')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: a lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cake
Meaning: a lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cake
Word Summary
debelah: a lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cake
Original Word: דְּבֵלָהTransliteration: debelah
Phonetic Spelling: (deb-ay-law')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: a lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cake
Meaning: a lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cake
Strong's Concordance
cake lump of figs From an unused root (akin to zabal) probably meaning to press together; a cake of pressed figs -- cake (lump) of figs.
see HEBREW zabal
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1690. debelah
דְּבֵלָה noun feminine lump of pressed figs, pressed (fig-) cake (Late Hebrew דְּבֵילָה, Aram id., , = Greek παλάθη; Arabic lump, large gobbet or mouthful; compare Assyrian dublu, foundation, & Hebrew synonym אֲשִׁישָׁה DlHA 58) — דְּבֵלָה 1 Samuel 30:12; construct דְּבֶלֶת 2 Kings 20:7 = Isaiah 38:21; plural דְּבֵלִים 1 Samuel 25:18; 1 Chronicles 12:40; — used as food 1 Samuel 25:18; 30:12; 1 Chronicles 12:40; תְּאֵנִים דְּבֶלֶת, as application to boil, or eruption 2 Kings 20:7 = Isaiah 38:21.