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( ÷ֶîִç , ke'mach, in pause ÷ îִç , prob. fat, i.e.. marrow; hence the fatness of wheat or barley, i.e.. its ground substance, Gen_18:6; Num_5:15; 1Ki_4:22; 1Ki_17:12; 1Ki_17:14-16; 2Ki_4:41; 1Ch_12:40; Isa_47:2; Hos_8:7; “flour,” as elsewhere rendered, 1Sa_1:24; 1Sa_28:24; 2Sa_17:28; Gr. ἃëåõñïí , Mat_13:33; Luk_13:21; also ñֹìֶú , so'leth, stripped of its bran, the finest portion of the ground grain, Gen_18:6 [where it stands after the preceding term, in apposition]; elsewhere “flour” or “fine flour,” Sept. óåìßäáëéò ), the ground produce of any species of grain. SEE GRITS. This is usually prepared in the East by females in hand-mills. SEE FLOUR.