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- Biblical Hebrew · calque ofאֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ
- English todayland of milk and honey
From English translations of Exodus 3:7-8. Calque of Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
land of milk and honey
Today it means: An imaginary or real land of abundance, particularly the Land of Israel. Full definition →
Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ