Bible Dictionary
DAUB
To daub means to cover or smear with a substance. Scripture uses the word for coating the ark with bitumen and for the deceptive whitewashing of a weak wall by false prophets.
Definition
To daub means to cover or smear something with a substance. The word may describe coating a surface with bitumen or applying a covering such as whitewash.
Biblical Usage
The ark was daubed with slime and pitch. Ezekiel compares the flattering work of false prophets to a weak wall covered with whitewash.
Historical Background
The material used for the ark was bitumen or asphalt. In Ezekiel, the covering is literally associated with spittle.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>dob: "To daub" always has the meaning "to cover," "to smear with" in the Scriptures. Ezekiel compares the flatteries of the false prophets to a slight wall covered with whitewash (literally, "spittle"). See Eze 13:10, 22:28. In Ex 2:3 "daubed it with slime and with pitch" (Hebrew wattachmerah, denominative of chemar, "bitumen" or "asphalt"), "to daub" has the same meaning as in the Ezekiel passage.</p>