1690

dᵊvēlā דְּבֵלָה ‘fig cake’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root akin to zāval זָבַל ‘to honour’ probably meaning to press together
Roots: זבל

dᵊvēlā n, f
1) fig cake, lump of pressed figs

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 25:18, 30:12 2 Kings 20:7 Isaiah 38:21 1 Chronicles 12:41

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