צוּף
tsuf · honeycomb
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6688 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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tsuf (צוּף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “honeycomb”.
The wax cells from which honey drips.
How to say it
tsuf
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Wax cells that drip sweetness.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 19:10
More desirable than gold, and than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and than the drippings of the honeycomb.
- Proverbs 16:24
A honeycomb are pleasant sayings, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.