דבלה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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

Noun

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דְּבֵלָה (dveláhf (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.”

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