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hweÌ„t ((1) חטּה, hÌ£itÌ£tÌ£aÌ„h, the specific word for wheat (; , etc.), with πυÏοÌÏ‚, puroÌs (Judith 3:3; Sirach 39:26); (2) בּר, bar, or בּר, baÌ„r (; ; ; ); in other passages translated “grain†or “cornâ€; (3) σῖτος, sıÌtos (; , , ; ; ; , etc.) (for other words translated occasionally “wheat†in the King James Version see CORN; FOOD)): Wheat, usually the bearded variety, is cultivated all over Palestine, though less so than barley. The great plain of the Hauran is a vast expanse of wheat fields in the spring; considerable quantities are exported via Beirut, Haifa, and Gaza. The “wheat harvest†was in olden times one of the regular divisions of the year (; ; ); it follows the barley harvest (, ), occurring in April, May or June, according to the altitude.