Strong’s H809 · Hebrew
אֲשִׁישָׁה
ʼăshîyshâh · ash-ee-shaw'
Origin feminine of אָשִׁישׁ (H808);
Meaning something closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits
In the King James Version flagon.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- 2 Samuel 6:19And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
- 1 Chronicles 16:3And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
- Song of Songs 2:5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
- Hosea 3:1Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.