Lexicon
יַעְרָה
ya.a.rah
H3295
H:N-F Hebrew

honeycomb

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ya.a.rah denotes the honeycomb into which Jonathan dips the tip of his staff.

The attested use identifies the honeycomb as the object into which Jonathan dips the tip of his staff in 1 Samuel 14:27.

Senses in use

  1. Honeycomb reached with a staff · dominant

    In 1 Samuel 14:27, the feminine singular construct form occurs in the clause where Jonathan extends the tip of his staff and dips it into the honeycomb; the APB renders the scene, “dipped it into the honeycomb.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 14:27, the APB presents the item as “the honeycomb” into which Jonathan dips his staff.

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