Bible Dictionary
Bunch
Bunch may refer to a bundle of hyssop, a cluster or cake of dried raisins, or a camel’s hump. The meaning depends on the biblical context.
Definition
Bunch may mean a bundle of twigs or hyssop, a cluster or cake of dried raisins, or a camel’s hump. Its meaning depends on the context in which it occurs.
Biblical Usage
The Bible uses the term for a bunch of hyssop, a cluster of raisins given as food, and the hump of a camel.
Historical Background
The three meanings represent different underlying Hebrew words. The etymology of the word for a camel’s hump is described as obscure.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) A bundle of twigs (Ex. 12:22). (2.) Bunch or cake of raisins (2 Sam. 16:1). (3.) The “bunch of a camel” (Isa. 30:6).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>bunsh: Is used of</p><p>(1) a "bunch of hyssop" (Ex 12:22, 'aghuddah);</p><p>(2) a "cluster of raisins" (2Sa 16:1 the King James Version; 1Ch 12:40 the King James Version tsimmuq = "something dried or shriveled");</p><p>(3) a "camel's hump" (Isa 30:6 the King James Version dabbesheth): of obscure etymology.</p>