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Hebrew
Etymology
Cognate with Classical Syriac ܕܒܠܬܐ. From an unused root akin to זָבַל, probably meaning 'to press together, form into a ball.'
Noun
דְּבֵלָה • (dveláh) f (plural indefinite דְּבֵלִים, singular construct דְּבֶלֶת־)
- (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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