אֲשִׁישָׁה (ʾăšîšâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning raisin-cake. It appears
4 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H809).
Also rendered
raisin bun
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 185a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 185a)raisin-cake; foundation, closely pressed together, cake of raisins, other comfits; flagon
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אֲשִׁישָׁהnoun, feminine: raisin-cake
(pressed) raisin-cake
Strong's H808אָשִׁישׁ: a (ruined) foundation KJV:foundation.
Strong's H809אֲשִׁישָׁה: something closely pressed together, i.e. a cake of raisins or other comfits KJV:flagon.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 185: אשׁשׁʾšš — be a man; show self a man