word order
Wha comes first, noun- adjective or adjective-noun. Sorry for the absurd question but I want to get the sentence structure down before I go any further.
١] الحلو عسل

٢] العسل الحلو

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word order
Wha comes first, noun- adjective or adjective-noun.  Sorry for the absurd question but I want to get the sentence structure down before I go any further. 
١]   الحلو عسل

٢] العسل الحلو

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In Arabic noun before adjective, so العسل حلو is correct.

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noun- adjective , العسل حلو
but it's acceptable to say it as adjective- noun but without "al", حلوٌ العسل.

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Salam!
The flat out answer is: Noun + adjective. In your example, "العــسـل حـلـو " is the correct sentence.

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العسل الحلو usually the adjective is after the noun, yet, sometimes you can say the adjective before the name if it has more importance

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العسل حلو.