Eshpar אֶשְׁפָּר
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| אֶשְׁפָּר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eshpar |
| Strong's number | H829 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | raisin bun |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Samuel (1) |
Eshpar (Hebrew אֶשְׁפָּר, Strong's H829) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “raisin bun”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
piece of meat, measured portion, date-cake (meaning and significance obscure)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | piece (1), flesh (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | date cake (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Eshpar, 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.
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).