אֲבַטִּחִים
a.vat.ti.ach
H0020
H:N-M
Hebrew
melon
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Hebrew
Language
a.vat.ti.ach denotes melons recalled among the foods eaten in Egypt.
Its sole attested use names melons within a remembered list of foods formerly eaten in Egypt.
Senses in use
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Melons in a remembered food list · dominant
In Numbers 11:5, the masculine plural absolute form occurs among fish, cucumbers, leeks, onions, and garlic in a recollection of food eaten in Egypt; the APB renders the list with “the melons.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 11:5, the APB presents the item in a food list as “the melons”.