Honey (Easton)

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Heb. ya'ar, occurs only 1 Samuel 14:25,27,29; Song of Solomon 5:1 , where it denotes the honey of bees. Properly the word signifies a forest or copse, and refers to honey found in woods. Nopheth, honey that drops (Psalm 19:10; Proverbs 5:3; Song of Solomon 4:11 ). Debash denotes bee-honey (Judges"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter H Bible Dictionaries Honey Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Homer Next Entry Hood Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Honey Scofield Reference Index Honey Thompson Chain Reference Honey Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Milk & Honey Dates or Honey Torrey Topical Textbook Honey Dictionaries American Tract Society Honey Easton's Bible Dictionary Honey Fausset Bible Dictionary Honey Holman Bible Dictionary Honey Hastings' BibleDictionary Honey Hastings' NT Dictionary Honey (2) Honey King James Dictionary Honey Morrish Bible Dictionary Honey 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Milk and Honey Honey, Milk and Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Honey People's Bible Dictionary Honey Smith Bible Dictionary Honey Vines' Expository Dictionary Honey Wilson's Bible Types Honey Webster Dictionary Honeying Honeyed Honey-Tongued (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Honey Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Honey Honey Locust Honey-Eater (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Honey Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Honey McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Honey Honey (2) Milk and Honey The Jewish Encyclopedia Honey Lexicons ܕ݁ܶܒ݂ܫܳܐ μέλι דְּבַשׁ נפֶת Heb. ya'ar, occurs only 1 Samuel 14:25,27,29 ; Song of Solomon 5:1 , where it denotes the honey of bees. Properly the word signifies a forest or copse, and refers to honey found in woods. Nopheth, honey that drops ( Psalm 19:10 ; Proverbs 5:3 ; Song of Solomon 4:11 ). Debash denotes bee-honey ( Judges 14:8 ); but also frequently a vegetable honey distilled from trees ( Genesis 43:11 ; Ezekiel 27:17 ). In these passages it may probably mean "dibs," or syrup of grapes, i.e., the juice of ripe grapes boiled down to one-third of its bulk. Tsuph, the cells of the honey-comb full of honey ( Proverbs 16:24 ; Psalm 19:10 ). "Wild honey" ( Matthew 3:4 ) may have been the vegetable honey distilled from trees, but rather was honey stored by bees in rocks or in trees ( Deuteronomy 32:13 ; Psalm 81:16 ; 1 Samuel 14:25-29 ). Canaan was a "land flowing with milk and honey" ( Exodus 3:8 ). Milk and honey were among the chief dainties in the earlier ages, as they are now among the Bedawin; and butter and honey are also mentioned among articles of food ( Isaiah 7:15 ). The ancients used honey instead of sugar ( Psalm 119:103 ; Proverbs 24:13 ); but when taken in great quantities it caused nausea, a fact referred to in Proverbs 25:16,17 to inculcate moderation in pleasures. Honey and milk also are put for sweet discourse ( Song of Solomon 4:11 ).

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