Bible Encyclopedias
Stalk
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
stôk : In Genesis 41:5 , Genesis 41:22 is for ḳānēh , "cane"; in Joshua 2:6 for עץ , ‛ēc , "wood." In Hosea 8:7 , the Revised Version margin has "stalk" for קמה , ḳāmāh , "that which stands." The Revised Version's "standing grain" is due to this meaning of ḳāmāh in Exodus 22:6 , etc., but this translation spoils the figure. The meaning is, "They sow the wind, a worthless sowing, for such seed produces no stalk, it yields no grain."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Stalk'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/stalk.html. 1915.