ʼăshîyshâh — H809

H809 · Hebrew — אשישה

Pronunciation: ash-ee-shaw'

Definition

feminine noun

something closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits

  1. raisin-cake, used in sacrificial feasts
    1. consistently translated in AV as "flagon of wine"

Usually translated as

flagon

Origin

feminine of H808

Occurrences

ʼăshîyshâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Song of Songs (1), Hosea (1)

Strong's Lexicon — A