International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Spelt

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Spelt


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spelt (כּסּמת, kuṣṣemeth; ὄλυρα, ólura, ζέα, zéa (, the King James Version “rye”; -7 :25, the King James Version “rye,” margin “spelt”; , the King James Version “fitches” margin “spelt”; the Revised Version (British and American) adopts “spelt,” influenced by the Septuagint, in all passages)): Spelt is the seed of Triticum spelta, a kind of wild wheat. Several writers would identify this kuṣṣemeth with the Arabic kirsenneh (Vicia ervilia), a kind of vetch much used as camels' fodder.