- Original: אבטּיח - Transliteration: 'abattiyach - Phonetic: ab-at-tee'-akh - Definition: 1. watermelon, Egyptian fruit - Origin: of uncertain derivation - TWOT entry: 234a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of uncertain derivation; a melon (only plural): - melon. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • melons, 1 Numbers 11:5