Lexicon
יַ֫עַר
ya.ar
H3293B
H:N-M Hebrew

honeycomb

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ya.ar denotes the honeycomb encountered by the people and named in a meal setting with honey.

The term is used for the honeycomb that people come upon in 1 Samuel 14:25 and 1 Samuel 14:26; its construct form also occurs in Song of Songs 5:1 within a sequence of eating and drinking that includes honey.

Senses in use

  1. Honeycomb in scenes involving honey · dominant

    In 1 Samuel 14:25 and 1 Samuel 14:26, the singular absolute forms occur where the land and then the people come upon the item, while the surrounding clauses describe honey lying on the land and flowing. In Song of Songs 5:1, the construct form occurs in a sequence of gathering, eating, and drinking; the APB includes honey in that sequence.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “honeycomb” in 1 Samuel 14:25 and 1 Samuel 14:26. In Song of Songs 5:1 it presents an eating clause that includes “honey,”, so the lemma's precise English contribution there cannot be isolated.

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