HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7762
שׁוּם
shum — garlic
garlic
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Garlic
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G9116
σκόρδον
skordon — garlic
garlic
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(Heb. shum, from its strong odour), mentioned only once (Num. 11:5). The garlic common in Eastern countries is the Allium sativum or Allium Ascalonicum, so called from its having been brought into Europe from Ascalon by the Crusaders. It is now known by the name of “shallot” or “eschalot.”
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.