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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • Heb. 'eseb, any green plant; herbage (Genesis 1:11,12,29,30; 2:5; 3:18 , etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1,2 ).

  • Yarak , Green; any green thing; foliage of trees ( 2 Kings 19:26; Psalm 37:2 ); a plant; herb (Deuteronomy 11:10 ).

  • Or , Meaning "light" In Isaiah 26:19 it means "green herbs;" in 2 Kings 4:39 probably the fruit of some plant.

  • Merorim , Plural, "bitter herbs," eaten by the Israelites at the Passover ( Exodus 12:8; Numbers 9:11 ). They were bitter plants of various sorts, and referred symbolically to the oppression in Egypt.

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Herb'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/herb.html. 1897.
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