דבשת

Hebrew

Etymology

Of uncertain etymology.

  • According to Klein, possibly related to Arabic دَبَش (dabaš, “trinkets, furnishings, luggage?”) though the final ش (š) casts doubt.
  • According to Strong, from the root ד־ב־שׁ (d-b-š) forming words relating to honey, thus (originally?) meaning beehive yet later coming to mean a hump due to visual similarities.

Pronunciation

Noun

דַּבֶּשֶׁת • (dabéshet) f [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. (Biblical Hebrew, hapax legomenon, Modern Israeli Hebrew) hump (especially of a camel)

Derived terms

  • לוּטְיַן דַּבֶּשֶׁת (lutyán dabéshet)

Proper noun

דַּבֶּשֶׁת • (dabéshet) f

  1. Dabbasheth, a town on the border of Zvulun

References

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