a.shi.shah denotes a raisin-based cake or food portion, distributed, sought for sustenance, or loved as a delicacy.

The term denotes a raisin-based cake or food portion: it is distributed with bread and meat, requested for support, and named among objects of desire.

1. Raisin-based cake or food portion · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 16:3 and 2 Samuel 6:19, the singular form occurs among provisions distributed to every person, alongside bread and meat; the APB renders the food item as a "cake of raisins." In Song of Songs 2:5, the plural form is requested for support, while Hosea 3:1 has a plural construct form in a clause about being lovers of such items; the APB respectively renders "raisin cakes" and "raisin buns of grapes."

   1 Chronicles 16:32 Samuel 6:19Hosea 3:1Song of Songs 2:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the item as "a cake of raisins" in the distribution verses, "raisin cakes" in Song of Songs 2:5, and "raisin buns of grapes" in Hosea 3:1. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.