debash

In the second place the term debash applies to a decoction of the juice of the grape, which is still called dibs, and which forms an article of commerce in the East, it was this, and not ordinary bee-honey, which Jacob sent to Joseph, (Genesis 43: 11) and which the

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

In addition to wine the Hebrews also made use of what they called debash, which was obtained by boiling down must to one-half or one-third of its original bulk.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

+ Honey wine, of which there were two sorts, one consisting of a mixture of wine, honey and pepper; the other a decoction of the juice of the grape, termed debash (honey) by the Hebrews, and dibs by the modern Syrians.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

Oblations might also consist of fruit prepared as for ordinary use, in compressed cakes, cooked if necessary, or made in the form of jelly (debash; the latter preparation was excluded from the altar in Israel).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

This word occurs in the phrase "a land flowing with milk and honey" (debash), Ex. 3: 8,

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

The Hebrew debash in the first place applied to the product of the bee, to which exclusively we give the name of honey.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

Bedouins; unlike figs, they are not dried into compressed cakes, but separately; date wine was known throughout the East and is still made in a few places; date honey (Heb. debash; cf.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913