HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1407
גַּד
gad — coriander
coriander-a plant the seed of which resembles manna
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Coriander
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G8071
κόριον
korion — coriander
coriander
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Heb. gad, (Ex. 16:31; Num. 11:7), seed to which the manna is likened in its form and colour. It is the Coriandrum sativum of botanists, an umbelliferous annual plant with a round stalk, about two feet high. It is widely cultivated in Eastern countries and in the south of Europe for the sake of its seeds, which are in the form of a little ball of the size of a peppercorn. They are used medicinally and as a spice. The Greek name of this plant is korion or koriannon, whence the name “coriander.”
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.