Lexicon :: Strong's H20 - 'ăḇaṭṭiḥîm

אֲבַטִּחִים
Transliteration
'ăḇaṭṭiḥîm
Pronunciation
ab-at-tee'-akh
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 234a

Strong’s Definitions

אֲבַטִּיחַ ʼăbaṭṭîyach, ab-at-tee'-akh; of uncertain derivation; a melon (only plural):—melon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H20 in the following manner: melons (1x).

  1. watermelon, Egyptian fruit

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבַטִּיחַ ʼăbaṭṭîyach, ab-at-tee'-akh; of uncertain derivation; a melon (only plural):—melon.
STRONGS H20: Abbreviations
† אֲבַטִּחִים noun [masculine] plural water-melons (Mishna אבטיח, Samaritan HJIB; compare LöwNo. 297; Arabic دِطِّيغُ etc.; perhaps loan-word in Hebrew compare Sta§ 258; modern Egyptian baṭṭich, baṭṭich compare references in Di Numbers 11:5; on formation compare LagBN 10, who compare Ethiopic aqṭala) — Egyptian fruit, הָא׳ Numbers 11:5 (|| הִקִּשֻּׁאִים, הֶֽחָצִיר, הַבְּצָלִים, הַשּׁוּמִים); τοὺς πέπονας.
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Numbers

11:5; 11:5