H2173 H2173
Choice produce, finest products of the land (Genesis 43:11)
This noun appears in Genesis 43:11, where Jacob instructs his sons to take 'the choice produce of the land' as a gift to the Egyptian official (unknowingly, Joseph). BDB notes uncertainty about the derivation—possibly from 'song/praise' (figuratively, 'what the land praises itself for') or from a root meaning 'choice products.' The context makes clear these are premium items: balm, honey, spices, myrrh, nuts, almonds. What sets a land apart, its distinctive excellence.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The finest produce or choice products of the land in Genesis 43:11, sent as gifts to Egypt. Whether derived from 'song' (what the land is praised for) or 'choice,' the term designates premium goods: spices, nuts, balm. Spanish 'lo mejor' (the best), French 'produce,' and the Greek 'fruits' all recognize these as distinctive, valuable products representing the land's excellence. 1×
AR["مِنْ-أَفْضَلِ"]·ben["থেকে-উত্তম-ফল"]·DE["vom-Besten"]·EN["from-produce-of"]·FR["de-produce-de"]·heb["מ-זמרת"]·HI["उत्तम-फलों-से"]·ID["dari-buah-buahan-terbaik"]·IT["da-produce-di"]·jav["saking-pilèn-pilènipun"]·KO["산물들-에서"]·PT["de-melhores-produtos-de"]·RU["от-плодов"]·ES["de-lo-mejor-de"]·SW["mtoka-jasmine"]·TR["en-iyi-ürünlerinden"]·urd["سے-اچھے-پھل"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. זִמְרָה n.f. of uncertain meaning, perhaps choice products (cf. DHM supr.), of various fruits, etc. מִזִּמְרַת הארץ Gn 43:11; 𝔊 οἱ καρποί, so MV Str.; > music, or praise of the land, fig. for produce (√ I. זמר) Thes Tu Kn SS.—i. ז׳ v. sub. I. זמר. Uncertain in deriv. are the five foll.:—