Bible Encyclopedia: Raisins

◄ Raisins ►

Jump to: Smith's • ISBE • Easton's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

RAISINS

ra'-z'-nz:

(1) cimmuqim; staphides, translated "dried grapes," Numbers 6:3; mentioned in all other references as a portable food for a march or journey. Abigail supplied David with "a hundred clusters of raisins," among other things, in the wilderness of Paran (1 Samuel 25:18); David gave two clusters of raisins to a starving Egyptian slave of the Amalekites at Besor (1 Samuel 30:12); raisins formed part of the provision brought to David at Hebron for his army (1 Chronicles 12:40); Ziba supplied David, when flying from Absalom, with a hundred clusters of raisins (2 Samuel 16:1).

(2) 'ashishah, something "pressed together," hence, a "cake." In Hosea 3:1, mention is made of 'ashishe 'anabhim (pemmata meta staphidos), "cakes of raisins": "Yahweh loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love (margin "or them that love") cakes of raisins." These are supposed to have been cakes of dried, compressed grapes offered to false gods. Gratz considers that the Hebrew words are a corruption of 'asherim and chammanim ("sun images"). Compare Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 27:9. In other passages "cakes" stands alone without "raisins," but the translation "cakes of raisins" is given in 2 Samuel 6:19 1 Chronicles 16:3; Songs 2:5 (the King James Version "flagons"); Isaiah 16:7 margin "foundations."

Raisins are today, as of old, prepared in considerable quantities in Palestine, especially at es-Salt, East of the Jordan. The bunches of grapes are dipped in a strong solution of potash before being dried.

E. W. G. Masterman

Strong's Hebrew

6778. tsimmuq -- bunch of raisins
... 6777, 6778. tsimmuq. 6779 . bunch of raisins. Transliteration: tsimmuq
Phonetic Spelling: (tsam-mook') Short Definition: raisins. ...
/hebrew/6778.htm - 6k

809. ashishah -- a raisin cake
... Word Origin from ashash Definition a raisin cake NASB Word Usage cakes (1), raisin
cake (1), raisin cakes (2), raisin* (1), raisins (1). flagon. ...
/hebrew/809.htm - 6k

Library

Separation to God.
... berries, nor was he merely required to abstain from the wine and strong drink which
might easily become a snare; fresh grapes and dried raisins were equally ...
/.../taylor/separation and service/part i separation to god.htm

John the Baptist
... directly he was born. They never cut his hair, and they never let him drink
wine, or eat grapes, or eat raisins. That was the way ...
/.../anonymous/the good shepherd/chapter iv john the baptist.htm

Rash Decisions.
... to him Ziba, a servant of Mephibosheth, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon
them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and an ...
/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/xli rash decisions.htm

Caphar Hananiah. The Middle of Galilee.
... "The men of the family of Mamal, and the men of the family of Gorion, in the years
of dearth, distributed to the poor figs and raisins in Arumah. ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 61 caphar hananiah the.htm

Abigail's Sensible Advice
... Abigail quickly took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five roasted
sheep, five baskets of parched grain, a hundred bunches of raisins, and two ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/abigails sensible advice.htm

Jerusalem Made the Capital City
... of Jehovah of hosts and gave to each of the many Israelites who were there, to both
men and women, a roll of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins. ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/jerusalem made the capital city.htm

Prolegomena.
... To Peter he used to pay a weekly visit, and records [10] how the holy man would
take him on his knees and feed him with bread and raisins. ...
/.../theodoret/the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/prolegomena.htm

The First Discovery of America
... Thus the first cargoes homeward from Vinland to Greenland had been of timber and
of raisins, and of vine-stocks, which were not like to thrive. And more. ...
/.../kingsley/historical lectures and essays/the first discovery of america.htm

The First Discovery of America.
... Thus the first cargoes homeward from Vinland to Greenland had been of timber and
of raisins, and of vine-stocks which were not like to thrive. And more. ...
/.../lectures delivered in america in 1874/lecture iii the first discovery.htm

Care of the Speaker's Throat
... voice. The long and amusing list includes hot milk, tea, coffee, champagne,
raw eggs, lemonade, apples, raisins,"and sardines! ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kleiser/talks on talking/care of the speakers throat.htm

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Raisins

[VINE]

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Dried grapes; mentioned 1 Samuel 25:18; 30:12; 2 Samuel 16:1; 1 Chronicles 12:40.

Thesaurus

Raisins (9 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. RAISINS. ra'-z'-nz: (1) cimmuqim; staphides,
translated "dried grapes," Numbers 6:3; mentioned in ...
/r/raisins.htm - 12k

Flagon (4 Occurrences)
... 2:5; Hosea 3:1), meaning properly "a cake of pressed raisins." "Flagons of wine"
of the Authorized Version should be, as in the Revised Version, "cakes of ...
/f/flagon.htm - 10k

Figs (27 Occurrences)
... and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles of wine, five sheep ready dressed,
five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two ...
/f/figs.htm - 15k

Raisin (5 Occurrences)
... and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules,
and on oxen, food of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine ...
/r/raisin.htm - 8k

Bunches (7 Occurrences)
... and taketh two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep, prepared,
and five measures of roasted corn, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and two ...
/b/bunches.htm - 9k

Clusters (12 Occurrences)
... and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles of wine, five sheep ready dressed,
five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two ...
/c/clusters.htm - 10k

Bunch (6 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) A bundle of twigs (Exodus 12:22). (2.) Bunch or
cake of raisins (2 Samuel 16:1). (3.) The "bunch of a camel" (Isaiah 30:6). ...
/b/bunch.htm - 9k

Cake (25 Occurrences)
... morsel of bread. (DBY YLT). 1 Samuel 30:12 They gave him a piece of a cake
of figs, and two clusters of raisins. when he had eaten ...
/c/cake.htm - 17k

Loaded (21 Occurrences)
... took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed,
and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two ...
/l/loaded.htm - 12k

Wine (282 Occurrences)
... 2:5; Hosea 3:1), which, however, rather denotes a solid cake of pressed
grapes, or, as in the Revised Version, a cake of raisins. ...
/w/wine.htm - 68k

Bible Concordance

Raisins (9 Occurrences)

Numbers 6:3 he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of fermented drink, neither shall he drink any juice of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 25:18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five measures of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 30:12 They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 6:19 He dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a cake of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed everyone to his house.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 16:1 When David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 12:40 Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on donkeys, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, food of meal, cakes of figs, and clusters of raisins, and wine, and oil, and cattle, and sheep in abundance: for there was joy in Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 16:3 He dealt to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins.
(WEB ASV RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 2:5 Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am faint with love.
(WEB ASV RSV NIV)

Hosea 3:1 Yahweh said to me, "Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins."
(WEB JPS ASV RSV)

Subtopics

Raisins

Raisins: Given by Abigail to David

Raisins: Given by Ziba to David

Raisins: Given to David at Ziklag

Raisins: Given to the Starving Egyptian to Revive Him

Related Terms

Flagon (4 Occurrences)

Figs (27 Occurrences)

Raisin (5 Occurrences)

Bunches (7 Occurrences)

Clusters (12 Occurrences)