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koÌ‚rn (דּגן, daÌ„ghaÌ„n; σιÌτος, sıÌtos): A word used for cereals generally (, , etc., the King James Version) much as our English word “corn.†the American Standard Revised Version almost invariably substitutes “grain†for “corn.†The latter may be taken to include (1) barley, (2) wheat, (3) fitches (vetches), (4) lentils, (5) beans, (6) millet, (7) rye - the wrong translation for vetches, (8) pulse - for all these see separate articles. Rye and oats are not cultivated in Palestine For many references to corn see AGRICULTURE; FOOD. “A corn κοÌκκος, koÌkkos, the Revised Version (British and American) “grain†of wheat†is mentioned ().