HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8184
שְׂעֹרָה
se.o.rah — barley
1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain)
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Barley
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G2916
κρίθινος
krithinos — barley
κρίθινος, -η, -ον (κριθή), [in LXX for שְׂעֹרָה ;] of barley: Jhn.6:9, 13 (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2915
κριθή
krithē — barley
κριθή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX for שְׂעֹרָה ;] barley: pl. (as usually in cl.), Rev.6:6.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H24
אָבִיב
a.viv — Abib
Month of exodus and passover (March or April) Also named: ni.san (נִיסָן "Nisan" H5212) This name means fresh, young barley ears, barley
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1626
גֵּרָה
ge.rah — gerah
gerah, a weight, a 20th part of a shekel, equal to the weight of 16 barley grains or 4 to 5 carob beans
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G385
ἀνασπάω
anaspaō — to pull up
ἀνα-σπάω, -ῶ [in LXX for לָקַח, עָלָה hi. ;] to draw up: Luk.14:5, Act.11:10 (in π. of pulling up barley; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3963
לֶ֫תֶךְ
le.tekh — lethek
1) barley-measure 1a) uncertain measurement but thought to be half an homer-5 ephahs
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8188
שְׂעֹרִים
se.o.rim — Seorim
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.8 § Seorim = "barley" a priest in the time of David in charge of the 4th course of service
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20655
μᾶζα
maza — amalgam
a barley-cake , (Herdotus Historicus), attic (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6245
ἄλφιτον
alphiton — toasted grain
1. peeled or pearl-barley ; singular only in phrase ἀλφίτου ἀκτή, barley- meal, Lat. polenta, (Homer): in plural ἄλφιτα, barley-groats, barley-meal , opposite to ἄλευρα, (Homer), attic 2. metaphorically one's daily bread , (Aristophanes Comicus); πατρῶια ἄλφ. one's patrimony , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7914
κατάρχω
katarchō — to rule
1. to make beginning of a thing, with genitive, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ὁδοῦ κατάρχειν to lead the way, (Sophocles Tragicus):—; rarely with accusative to begin a thing, (Plato Philosophus):—;with participle to begin doing, (Xenophon Historicus) 2. to honour , (Euripides) 3. Mid. to make a beginning, to begin , like Act., with genitive, (Euripides); also with accusative, (Euripides): absolute, κατάρχεται μέλος is beginning , (Euripides) 4. in religious sense, to begin the sacrificial ceremonies , Νέστωρ χέρνιβά τt οὐλοχύτας τε κατήρχετο Nestor began [the sacrifice] with the washing of hands and sprinkling the barley on the victim's head, (Odyssey by Homer); κατάρχομαι I begin the function , (Euripides):—;with genitive, κατάρχεσθαι τοῦ τράγου to make a beginning of the victim, i. e. consecrate him for sacrifice by cutting off the hair of his forehead, (Aristophanes Comicus); πῶς δ᾽ αὖ κατάρξει θυμάτω; (Euripides) 5. to sacrifice, slay , (Euripides):—;Pass., σὸν κατῆρκται σῶμα hath been devoted , (Euripides) 6. simply, to strike , (Plutarch) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9670
φρύγω
phrugō — to parch
1. to roast or fry , (Aristophanes Comicus); ἐρετμοῖσι φρύξουσι they shall cook with the [wood of] the oars, (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass., πεφρυγμέναι κριθαί roasted barley, (Thucydides) 2. of the sun, to parch , Lat. torrere, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9728
χῖδρον
chidron — green wheat
unripe wheaten groats , as ἄλφιτα are barley-groats, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
A grain much cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31) and in Palestine (Lev. 27:16; Deut. 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1 Kings 4:28). Barley bread was used by the poorer people (Judg. 7:13; 2 Kings 4:42). Barley of the first crop was ready for the harvest by the time of the Passover, in the middle of April (Ruth 1:22; 2 Sam. 21:9). Mention is made of barley-meal (Num. 5:15). Our Lord fed five thousand with “five barley loaves and two small fishes” (John 6:9).
Scripture references
Exodus 9:31Leviticus 27:16Deuteronomy 8:81 Kings 4:28Judges 7:132 Kings 4:42Ruth 1:222 Samuel 21:9Numbers 5:15John 6:9Leviticus 8:8Ruth 2:17John 6:13Ruth 2:232 Samuel 10
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.