ΜΕΛΙΣΣΑΝ, μελισσαν
MELISSAN, melissan
Sounds Like: meh-LISS-san
Translations: bee, a bee
From the root: ΜΕΛΙΣΣΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a bee, the insect known for producing honey and beeswax. It is used here in the accusative case, indicating it is the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. For example, one might 'see a bee' or 'go to a bee'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 6:8
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 5:201
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 6:8
From the same root
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