The meaning of “עָדָשׁ”
Understanding ʻâdâsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
lentile. - a lentil 1) lentil
עָדָשׁ
lentile. - a lentil 1) lentil
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 25:34 | “Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. ” Word: עָדָשׁ (ʻâdâsh) | |
| 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: עָדָשׁ (ʻâdâsh) | |
| 2 Samuel 23:11 | “And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.” Word: עָדָשׁ (ʻâdâsh) | |
| Ezekiel 4:9 | “Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.” Word: עָדָשׁ (ʻâdâsh) |