land of milk and honey
An imaginary or real land of abundance, particularly the Land of IsraelAn imaginary or real land of abundance, particularly the Land of Israel.
» I thought that this was supposed to be a land of milk and honey.
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1 sensesAn imaginary or real land of abundance, particularly the Land of Israel.
земля́ обетова́ннаяzemljá obetovánnaja
Examples
3 sentencesI thought that this was supposed to be a land of milk and honey.
I thought this was supposed to be a land of milk and honey.
Hawaii's really the land of milk and honey.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From English translations of Exodus 3:7-8. Calque of Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדFrom English translations of Exodus 3:7-8. Calque of Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ.
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Forms
plural: land of milk and honeys| Singular | land of milk and honey |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.