כֻּסֶּ֫מֶת
kus.se.met (H3698)
rye
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word כֻּסֶּ֫מֶת (kus.se.met) is Strong's number H3698. It is defined as "rye," suggesting that the word specifically refers to a type of grain or cereal. The word appears three times in the Bible, indicating its limited scope of usage but significant importance within those contexts. The mention of rye as a distinct grain type is notable, especially given the relatively small number of times it is mentioned. This suggests that rye may have been a common or significant grain in ancient Hebrew culture or agricultural practices. Its appearance in the Bible likely refers to its practical or economic significance in everyday life.
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But the wheat and the spelt were not struck, for they had not grown up.
When he has leveled its surface, doesn’t he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place?
“Take for yourself also wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel. Make bread of it. According to the number of the days that you will lie on your side, even three hundred ninety days, you shall eat of it.