honey,וּדְבַשׁcurds,וְחֶמְאָהsheep,וְצֹאןand cheeseוּשְׁפוֹתfrom the herd;בָּקָרthey brought them nearהִגִּישׁוּto Davidלְדָוִדand to the peopleוְלָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with himאִתּוֹto eat,לֶאֱכוֹלforכִּיthey said,אָמְרוּ“The peopleהָעָםare hungry,רָעֵבexhausted,וְעָיֵףand thirstyוְצָמֵאin the wilderness.”בַּמִּדְבָּר
2 Samuel 17:29
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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,
29 · This verse (above)