This noun denotes drink or beverage, used both literally and figuratively in the Old Testament. In Proverbs, wisdom's instruction is described as 'drink to your bones'—refreshment and health for one's inner being. In the Psalms and Hosea, the term appears in contexts of mourning or deprivation, where tears become drink or where drink represents basic sustenance sought from false sources. The word captures the essential nature of liquid refreshment, but often with figurative overtones of spiritual or emotional satisfaction.