HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1715
דָּגָן
da.gan — grain
wheat, cereal, grain, corn
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Grain
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G4621
σῖτος
sitos — grain
σῖτος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for דָּגָן ;] wheat, corn: Mat.3:12 13:25, 29-30 Mrk.4:28, Luk.3:17 12:18 16:7 22:32, Jhn.12:24, Act.27:38, 1Co.15:37, Rev.6:6 18:13.† σιτίοι, -ου, τό (dimin. of σῖτος), [in LXX: Pro.30:22 (לֶחֶם)* ;] 1. corn, grain: Act.7:12 (but see 131., § 9, 1). 2. Mostly in pl., σιτία, bread, food, provisions (LXX, l.with, Hdt., al.).† (AS)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1250
בַּר
bar — grain
corn, grain
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7668
שֶׁ֫בֶר
she.ver — grain
grain, corn (as foodstuff)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7383
רִיפָה
ri.phah — grain
1) a grain or fruit (for grinding) 1a) meaning uncertain
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4579
מָעָה
me.ah — grain
grain (of sand)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6507
פְּרֻדָה
pe.ru.dah — grain
seed, grain of seed
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3899
לֶ֫חֶם
le.chem — food
: food(eating) 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general)
258 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4503
מִנְחָה
min.chah — offering
: offering/sacrifice 1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering 1a) gift, present 1b) tribute 1c) offering (to God) 1d) grain offering
179 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8255
שֶׁ֫קֶל
she.qel — shekel
1) shekel 1a) the chief unit of weight or measure 1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains 1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains 1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains Aramaic equivalent: te.qel (תְּקֵל "shekel" H8625B)
52 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8641
תְּרוּמָה
te.ru.mah — contribution
1) contribution, offering 1a) a heave offering 1b) any offering 1c) an offering to God 1d) an offering (of grain, money, etc) 1e) contribution
49 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8242
שַׂק
saq — sackcloth
1) mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking 1a) sack (for grain) 1b) sackcloth 1b1) worn in mourning or humiliation 1b2) same material spread out to lie on
43 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8184
שְׂעֹרָה
se.o.rah — barley
1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain)
27 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3022
λευκός
leukos — white
λευκο-βύσσινος, -ον (cf. λευκολινής, a robe of white flax, C.I., 155, 17), white linen: Rev.19:14 (WH, mg.).† λευκός, ή, -όν [in LXX chiefly for לָבָן ;] 1. bright, brilliant: of clothing, Mat.17:2, Mrk.9:3 16:5, Luk.9:29, Act.1:10, Rev.3:5 4:4 6:11 7:9, 13 19:14 (cf. Ecc.9:8); ὡς χιών, Mat.28:3; ἐν λ.. (sc. ἱματίοις), Jhn.20:12, Rev.3:4; θρόνος, Rev.20:11. 2. white: Mat.5:36, Rev.1:14 2:17 4:4 6:2 14:14 19:11; figuratively, of garments, Rev.3:18; of ripened grain, Jhn.4:35.† (AS)
23 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7666
שָׁבַר
sha.var — to buy grain
1) to buy or purchase grain 1a) (Qal) to buy grain 1b) (Hiphil) to sell grain Aramaic equivalent: ze.van (זְבַן "to buy" H2084)
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1061
בִּכּוּרִים
bik.kur — firstfruit
1) first-fruits 1a) the first of the crops and fruit that ripened, was gathered, and offered to God according to the ritual of Pentecost 1b) the bread made of the new grain offered at Pentecost 1c) the day of the first-fruits (Pentecost)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H572
אַמְתַּ֫חַת
am.ta.chat — sack
1) sack, flexible container (for grain) 2) (TWOT) spread out
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1287
διασκορπίζω
diaskorpizō — to scatter
δια-σκορπίζω [in LXX for פּוּץ, זָרָה, etc. ;] to scatter abroad, disperse: of sheep, Mat.26:31 = Mrk.14:27" (LXX) ; of persons, Luk.1:51, Act.5:37, opposite to συνάγω, Jhn.11:52; of winnowing grain, Mat.25:24, 26; metaphorically, of property, to squander, waste: Luk.15:13 16:1.† (AS)
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1617
גֵּרָא
ge.ra — Gera
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ehud (H0164) § Gera = "a grain" 1) a son of Benjamin 2) a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 3) any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7054
קָמָה
qa.mah — standing grain
standing grain
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2848
κόκκος
kokkos — seed
κόκκος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: La 4:5 B א R (תּוֹלָע), Sir.45:11 * ;] a grain: Mat.13:31 17:20, Mrk.4:31, Luk.13:19 17:6, Jhn.12:24, 1Co.15:37.† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6651
צָבַר
tsa.var — to heap
1) (Qal) to heap up, pile up 1a) of grain, dust, silver
7 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 · H7039
קָלִי
qa.li — roasted
1) parched grain, roasted grain 1a) a common food
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Used, in Amos 9:9, of a small stone or kernel; in Matt. 13:31, of an individual seed of mustard; in John 12:24, 1 Cor. 15:37, of wheat. The Hebrews sowed only wheat, barley, and spelt; rye and oats are not mentioned in Scripture.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.