Raisin Cake — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Culinary delicacy of ancient peoples (Is 16:7). The cakes resisted deterioration and thus were useful for soldiers and travelers (2 Sm 6:19). They were used as cultic offerings (Hos 3:1) and sometimes served as aphrodisiacs (Sg 2:5).

Show passage in OET: ISA 16:7

OET-RV ISA 16:7

7 So Moav mourns for itself—all of them.
⇔ They long for the raisin-cakes from Kir-Hareset.
⇔ They’re completely overcome

OET-LV ISA 16:7

7 For_so/thus/hence Mōʼāⱱ it _will _wail for_Mōʼāⱱ of _it _of_all it _will _wail for_the _raisin-cakes _of Qīr you(pl)_will _groan only stricken _people.

Show passage in OET: SA2 6:19

OET-RV SA2 6:19

19 He handed out a large bread roll, a cake of pressed dates, and a cake of pressed raisins to each man and woman there, then they all returned to their homes.

OET-LV SA2 6:19

19 And_he _distributed to/from_all/each/any/every the_people to/from_all/each/any/every the _multitude _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_from_a _man and_unto a _woman to_each a _cake _of bread one and_a _date-cake one and_a _raisin-cake one and_ all _of the_people _he/it _went each to_his _own _of_house.

Show passage in OET: HOS 3:1

OET-RV HOS 3:1

3 Yahweh told me, “Go again and love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the Israeli people, even though they turn to other gods and honour them with raisin cakes.”

OET-LV HOS 3:1

3 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me again go love a _woman who_is_loved _of a _companion and_who_commits _adultery as_ YHWH _loves DOM the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they are_turning to gods other and_they_are_loving _of (of)_cakes _of grapes.

Show passage in OET: SNG 2:5

OET-RV SNG 2:5

5 Sustain me with raisin cakes.
⇔ ≈ Refresh me with apples,
⇔ because I’m weak with love.

OET-LV SNG 2:5

5 Sustain_me with_raisin-cakes refresh_me with_apples if/because am_weak _of love I.

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