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(occurs only as a rendering of öְøåֹø , a small stone or kernel, Amo_9:9; êüêêïò , a beasry or individual seed, e.g. of mustard, Mat_13:31, etc.; or wheat, Joh_12:24; 1Co_15:37) is snot used in the A.V. in our American collective sense of corn (q.v.) in general, which is the signification of ãָּâָï , áִּø , or ùֶׁáֶø . Thea Hebrews planted only wheat, bcaley, and spelt (comp. Isa_28:25; Eze_4:9); rye and oats are not mentioned in the Bible (in the Talmud five species of grain are named, Mishna, Naedr. 7:2; and some find even rye and oats in the ùáìú ùׁå ì åäùåëéï 10:7). On the other band, some (e.g. Michaelis) think that rice is referred to by ùׂåֹøָä (Isa_28:25), in opposition to Rosenmuller and Gesenius. As diseases of seed-grain, éֵøָ÷åֹï , paleness ("mildew"), and
ùַׁãָּôåֹï , blight ("blasting"), are mentioned. SEE CEREALS.