2 Samuel 17:29

“honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd; they brought them near to David and to the people who were with him to eat, for they said, “The people are hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.””

2 Samuel 17:29 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 17:29, word by word

honeyדְבַשׁdevash

honey

Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.

Where else “devash” appears
curdsחֶמְאָהchema

curds, butter

Curds or butter: curdled milk.

Where else “chema” appears
sheepצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears
and cheeseשְׁפוֹתshefot

cheese

A word that appears only once in the Bible (2 Samuel 17:29). The lexicon explains it as cheese, milk curdled and strained. Its exact sense is not certain.

Where else “shefot” appears
from the herdבָּקָרbakar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

Where else “bakar” appears
they brought them nearהִגִּישׁוּhigishu

bring near

To carry something over, or present a gift.

Where else “higishu” appears
to Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
and to the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
to eatאֱכוֹלechol

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “echol” appears
they saidאָמְרוּamru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amru” appears
are hungryרָעֵבraev

hungry

Hungry, suffering hunger.

Where else “raev” appears
exhaustedעָיֵףayef

weary, exhausted

Weary, exhausted, faint; also thirsty, dry.

Where else “ayef” appears
and thirstyצָמֵאtsame

thirsty

Thirsty; said of land, dry.

Where else “tsame” appears
in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

Where else “midbar” appears

The context

28brought beds, basins, and potter’s vessels, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, and roasted grain,

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