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In ancient times, figs were a staple food in the Near East, and they were often pressed into cakes for preservation and ease of transport. These cakes were a convenient and nutritious food source, providing energy and sustenance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, figs were a significant crop. The process of pressing figs into cakes allowed for long-term storage and easy transportation, making them a valuable commodity. Figs were often used in trade and were a common provision for travelers and soldiers. The practice of pressing figs into cakes is well-documented in ancient Near Eastern cultures, highlighting the importance of figs in the diet and economy of the region.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cake<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cake (2), cakes of figs (1), fig cake (1), fig cakes (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">דְּבֵלָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lump of pressed figs, pressed (fig-) cake</b></font> (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">דְּבֵילָה</font>, Aram <em>id.</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017909.gif">, = Greek <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">παλάθη</font>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017910.gif"> <em>lump, large gobbet or mouthful</em>; compare Assyrian <i><em>dublu</em></i>, <em>foundation</em>, & Hebrew synonym <font class="hebrew2">אֲשִׁישָׁה</font> Dl<sup>HA 58</sup>) — <font class="hebrew2">דְּבֵלָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/30-12.htm">1 Samuel 30:12</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">דְּבֶלֶת</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/20-7.htm">2 Kings 20:7</a> = <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">דְּבֵלִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-40.htm">1 Chronicles 12:40</a>; — used as food <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/30-12.htm">1 Samuel 30:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-40.htm">1 Chronicles 12:40</a>; <font class="hebrew2">דְּבֶלֶת תְּאֵנִים</font>, as application to boil, or eruption <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/20-7.htm">2 Kings 20:7</a> = <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cake lump of figs <p>From an unused root (akin to <a href="/hebrew/2082.htm">zabal</a>) probably meaning to press together; a cake of pressed figs -- cake (lump) of figs. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2082.htm">zabal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>דְּבֵלִ֑ים דְּבֵלִ֨ים דְּבֵלָ֜ה דְּבֶ֣לֶת דבלה דבלים דבלת וְצִמּוּקִ֧ים וצמוקים də·ḇê·lāh də·ḇe·leṯ də·ḇê·lîm dəḇêlāh dəḇeleṯ dəḇêlîm deveLah deVelet deveLim vetzimmuKim wə·ṣim·mū·qîm wəṣimmūqîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/25-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 25:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צִמֻּקִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִם <b> דְּבֵלִ֑ים </b> וַתָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and two hundred <span class="itali">cakes of figs,</span> and loaded<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and two hundred <span class="itali">cakes</span> of figs, and laid<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/25-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> clusters hundred <span class="itali">cakes</span> and loaded on<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/30-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 30:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לוֹ֩ פֶ֨לַח <b> דְּבֵלָ֜ה </b> וּשְׁנֵ֤י צִמֻּקִים֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him a piece <span class="itali">of fig cake</span> and two<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him a piece <span class="itali">of a cake</span> of figs, and two<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/30-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gave A piece <span class="itali">of fig</span> and two clusters<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 20:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ קְח֖וּ <b> דְּבֶ֣לֶת </b> תְּאֵנִ֑ים וַיִּקְח֛וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Take <span class="itali">a cake</span> of figs.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Take <span class="itali">a lump</span> of figs.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Isaiah Take <span class="itali">A cake</span> of figs took<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/12-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 12:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַאֲכָ֡ל קֶ֠מַח <b> דְּבֵלִ֨ים </b> וְצִמּוּקִ֧ים וְיַֽיִן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> cakes, <span class="itali">fig</span> cakes<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> meal, <span class="itali">cakes</span> of figs, and bunches of raisins,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of flour cakes <span class="itali">fig</span> cakes and bunches<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/12-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 12:40</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קֶ֠מַח דְּבֵלִ֨ים <b> וְצִמּוּקִ֧ים </b> וְיַֽיִן־ וְשֶׁ֛מֶן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fig <span class="itali">cakes</span> and bunches of raisins,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/12-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cakes fig <span class="itali">cakes</span> and bunches wine<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/38-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 38:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ יִשְׂא֖וּ <b> דְּבֶ֣לֶת </b> תְּאֵנִ֑ים וְיִמְרְח֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Let them take <span class="itali">a cake</span> of figs<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Let them take <span class="itali">a lump</span> of figs,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now Isaiah take <span class="itali">A cake</span> of figs and apply<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1690.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1690.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1690<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/develah_1690.htm">də·ḇê·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/develet_1690.htm">də·ḇe·leṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/develim_1690.htm">də·ḇê·lîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vetzimmukim_1690.htm">wə·ṣim·mū·qîm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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