Psalm 81:16
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
חֶלֶב
cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
חִטָּה
chiṭṭâh
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
דְּבַשׁ
dᵉbash
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
צוּר
tsûwr
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
שָׂבַע
sâbaʻ
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
Key Terms in This Verse
חֶלֶב cheleb
fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
Study H2459 →רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →שָׂבַע sâbaʻ
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
Study H7646 →צוּר tsûwr
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
Study H6697 →Cross References
He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my hei...
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
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