6688. tsuph
Berean Strong's Lexicon
tsuph: Honeycomb

Original Word: צוּף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: tsuph
Pronunciation: tsoof
Phonetic Spelling: (tsoof)
Definition: Honeycomb
Meaning: comb of honey

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to flow

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3192 (μελίσσιος, melissios) - pertaining to bees or honey

- G3193 (μέλι, meli) - honey

Usage: The Hebrew word "tsuph" refers to a honeycomb, which is a structure of hexagonal cells made by bees to store honey and pollen. In the Bible, it is often used metaphorically to describe something that is sweet, pleasant, or desirable. The imagery of honeycomb is used to convey richness and abundance, often in the context of God's provision and blessings.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, honey was a valuable commodity, both as a food source and as a symbol of prosperity and divine favor. The land of Canaan, promised to the Israelites, was described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (Exodus 3:8), indicating its fertility and abundance. Honeycomb, being the natural form in which honey is stored, was a familiar and cherished image in the agrarian society of the Israelites.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tsuph
Definition
(honey) comb
NASB Translation
honeycomb (1), honeycomb* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. צוּף noun masculine (honey-)comb (as exuding honey); — only figurative: construct צוּףדְּֿבַשׁ Proverbs 16:24; plural נֹפֶת צוּפִים Psalm 19:11 (+דְּבַשׁ), ᵐ5 κηρίον, κηρία, ᵑ9 favus.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
honeycomb

From tsuwph; comb of honey (from dripping) -- honeycomb.

see HEBREW tsuwph

Forms and Transliterations
צוּף־ צוּפִֽים׃ צוף־ צופים׃ ṣū·p̄îm ṣūp̄- ṣūp̄îm tzuf tzuFim
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 19:10
HEB: מִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁ וְנֹ֣פֶת צוּפִֽים׃
NAS: and the drippings of the honeycomb.
INT: honey and the drippings of the honeycomb

Proverbs 16:24
HEB: צוּף־ דְּ֭בַשׁ אִמְרֵי־
INT: honeycomb honey words

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6688
2 Occurrences


ṣūp̄- — 1 Occ.
ṣū·p̄îm — 1 Occ.
















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