HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7058
קֶ֫מַח
qe.mach — flour
flour, meal, meal flour
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Flour
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G224
ἄλευρον
aleuron — flour
ἄλευρον, -ου, τό (ἀλεύω, to grind), [in LXX for קֶמַח, Num.5:15, al. ;] real: Mat.13:33, Luk.13:21.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5560
סֹ֫לֶת
so.let — fine flour
fine flour
49 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2406
חִטָּה
chit.tah — wheat
1) wheat 1a) wheat (plant) 1b) wheat flour Aramaic equivalent: chin.tah (חִנְטָה "wheat" H2591)
26 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6692
צוּץ
tsuts — to blossom
1) to blossom, shine, sparkle 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flourish 1a2) to shine, gleam 1b) (Hiphil) to blossom, put forth blossoms, produce blossoms
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5429
סְאָה
se.ah — seah
1) seah, a measure of flour or grain 1a) probably equal to 1/3 ephah
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5107
נוּב
nuv — to bear fruit
1) to bear fruit 1a) (Qal) to bear fruit 1b) (Pilel) to make to flourish (fig.)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G330
ἀναθάλλω
anathallō — to renew
ἀνα-θάλλω (θάλλω, to flourish), [in LXX: Psa.28:7 (עָלַז), Eze.17:24 (פָּרַח hi.), Hos.8:9, Wis.4:4, Sir.5:1-15 * ;] to revive: Php.4:10 (of MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4585
σεμίδαλις
semidalis — fine flour
σεμίδαλις, -εως, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for סֹלֶת ;] fine wheaten flour: Rev.18:13.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7487
רַעֲנַן
ra.a.nan — luxuriant
flourishing Aramaic of ra.a.nan (רַעֲנָן "luxuriant" H7488B)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6222
ἀλέω
aleō — to grind flour
to grind, bruise, pound , (Odyssey by Homer) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6341
ἀνθέω
antheō — to bloom
1. to blossom, bloom , of the youthful beard, (Odyssey by Homer); of flowers and plants, (Hesiod), etc. 2. metaphorically, 3. to be bright with colour, ἀνθεῖν φοινικίσι (Xenophon Historicus) 4. to be in bloom , (Pindar); ἐν ὥραι, ἐφ᾽ ὥραι ἀνθεῖν to be in the bloom of youth, (Plato Philosophus) 5. to flourish in wealth and prosperity, (Hesiod), attic; with dative, ἀνθ. ἀνδράσι to abound in men, (Herdotus Historicus) 6. to be at the height or pitch , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7540
εὐθαλής
euthalēs — flourishing
blooming, flourishing , (Moschus Bucolicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7541
εὐθηνέω
euthēneō — to prosper
1. to thrive, flourish, prosper , Lat. florere, vigere, (Herdotus Historicus):—;with dative to abound in a thing, (Homeric Hymns) 2. Pass. in same sense, οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι εὐθηνήθησαν (Herdotus Historicus); τὴν πόλιν εὐθενεῖσθαι (Demosthenes Orator) derivation uncertain (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7639
θάλλω
thallō — to flourish
1. to bloom, abound, to be luxuriant , of fruit-trees, (Odyssey by Homer), etc.; often in participle perfect τεθηλώς, epic feminine τεθαλυῖα, as adjective, luxuriant, exuberant , (Odyssey by Homer); with accusative cognate, οὐ δένδρε᾽ ἔθαλλεν χῶρος the place grew no trees, θαλλούσης βίον ἐλαίας (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. of other natural objects, τεθαλυῖα ἐέρση the fresh or copious dew, (Odyssey by Homer); τεθαλυῖα ἀλοιφῆι rich with fat, (Iliad by Homer); εἰλαπίνηι τεθαλυίηι at a sumptuous feast, (Iliad by Homer) 3. of men, to bloom, flourish , (Hesiod), etc. 4. in bad sense, to be active , νόσος ἀεὶ τέθηλε (Sophocles Tragicus); πήματα ἀεὶ θάλλοντα (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9151
σταῖς
stais — dough
flour of spelt mixed and made into dough , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9681
φυράω
phuraō — to mix up
1. to mix flour or meal so as to make it into dough, to knead , (Herdotus Historicus); γῆν φυράσειν φόνῳ to make earth into a bloody paste , (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;Pass., οἴνῳ καὶ ἐλαίῳ πεφυραμένα ἄλφιτα (Thucydides) 2. metaphorically, μαλακὴν φωνὴν φυράσασθαι to make up a soft voice, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Grain reduced to the form of meal is spoken of in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). As baking was a daily necessity, grain was also ground daily at the mills (Jer. 25:10). The flour mingled with water was kneaded in kneading-troughs, and sometimes leaven (Ex. 12:34) was added and sometimes omitted (Gen. 19:3). The dough was then formed into thin cakes nine or ten inches in diameter and baked in the oven. Fine flour was offered by the poor as a sin-offering (Lev. 5:11-13), and also in connection with other sacrifices (Num. 15:3-12; 28:7-29).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.