Strong’s H1706 · Hebrew
דְּבַשׁ
dᵉbash
deb-ash'
Definition
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
Etymology
from an unused root meaning to be gummy;
Where the KJV renders it
- honey(-comb)
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