Ashishah אֲשִׁישָׁה
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| אֲשִׁישָׁה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ashishah |
| Strong's number | H809 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | raisin bun |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Samuel (1) |
Ashishah (Hebrew אֲשִׁישָׁה, Strong's H809) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “raisin bun”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) raisin-cake, used in sacrificial feasts
1a) consistently translated in AV as "flagon of wine"
1a) consistently translated in AV as "flagon of wine"
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | flagon (2), flagons (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | raisin cake (2), raisin cakes (2), raisins (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ashishah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 6:19And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 16:3And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.Then he distributed to every man and woman of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 2:5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.Sustain me with raisins; refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 16:7Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir–hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.
Hosea
- Hosea 3:1Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).