דבלה

Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܕܒܠܬܐ. From an unused root akin to זָבַל, probably meaning 'to press together, form into a ball.'

Noun

דְּבֵלָה • (dveláh) f (plural indefinite דְּבֵלִים, singular construct דְּבֶלֶת־)

1. (biblical) fig cake, ball of compressed figs
   • Tanach, Isaiah 38:21, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַיֹּאמֶר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, יִשְׂאוּ דְּבֶלֶת תְּאֵנִים; וְיִמְרְחוּ עַל-הַשְּׁחִין, וְיֶחִי.

     vayómer yesha'yahu yis'u dvélet t'enim v'yim'r'chu 'al-hashchin v'yechi.

     Isaiah had said, “Prepare a "poultice" of figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”

References

• H1690 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible