The meaning of “חִטָּה”
Understanding chiṭṭâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of uncertain derivation wheat(-en). - wheat, whether the grain or the plant 1) wheat 1a) wheat (plant) 1b) wheat flour
חִטָּה
of uncertain derivation wheat(-en). - wheat, whether the grain or the plant 1) wheat 1a) wheat (plant) 1b) wheat flour
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:14 | “And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.” Word: חִטָּה (chiṭṭâh) | |
| Judges 15:1 | “But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.” Word: חִטָּה (chiṭṭâh) | |
| 2 Samuel 17:28 | “Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,” Word: חִטָּה (chiṭṭâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 2:15 | “Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:” Word: חִטָּה (chiṭṭâh) | |
| Song of Solomon 7:2 | “Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.” Word: חִטָּה (chiṭṭâh) |