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H829 אֶשְׁפָּר (ʼeshpâr) esh-pawr'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

raisin bun

Strong's Definition

a measured portion

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;

KJV Usage: good piece (of flesh).

TWOT Reference: 182.1

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) piece of meat, measured portion, date-cake (meaning and significance obscure)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֶשְׁפָּר (esh.par) — raisin bun. piece of meat, measured portion, date-cake (meaning and significance obscure)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Food | ≈ אֲשִׁישָׁה · חַלָּת לֶחֶם · כִּכַּר־לֶחֶם

date cake = cake ◄ made out of dates and cooked or raw cereals

2SA 6:19 · 1CH 16:3

1 2SA 6:19 NIV "cake of dates" | NJB "portion of dates" | RSV NRSV REB "portion of meat" GNT "a piece of roasted meat" CEV "some meat" | NJPS "a cake made in a pan"

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֶשְׁפָּר cake or roll base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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