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דְּבַשׁ דֻּבְשָׁא‏ n.m. honey

honey, sweet fruit syrup Com^-OA. TgO Lev2:11 : אְרֵי כֹל חְמִיר וְכֹל דְבַש לָא תַסְקוּן מִנֵיה קוּרבָנָא קדם יוי‏ for you may not offer up from any leaven or any honey as a sacrifice to the Lord. TN Gen49:21 : חלבא ודיבשא‏ milk and honey. TgPs119:103 : בסימן יתיר מן דובשא לפומי‏ sweeter than honey to my lips.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 139a; DJBA: 315a; Jastrow: 282; Levy Ch-W: 1:161; Tal Sam: 168; DNWSI: 240; Cook,Qumran: 50;

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Derivatives:

dbš vb. D to make sweet like honey