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Cockle

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(בָּאְשָׁה, boshah', an offensive plant, q. d. stink-weed; Sept. βάτος, i.e. bramble) occurs only in Job 31:40 : "Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley." It is probably a mere general term signifying weed, perhaps like the darnel (ζιζάνια, "tares") of Matthew 13:30. Celsius (Hierobot. 2, 199) would identify it with the aconite, but Gesenius questions this (Jesaia, 1, 230; 2:364), as the word must not be confounded with the plur. form (בְּאֻשַׁים, beiishim'), "wild grapes" (q.v.), in Isaiah 5:2; Isaiah 5:4. (See BOTANY).

Codex Alexandrinus, etc.

(See ALEXANDRIAN MANUSCRIPT), etc.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cockle'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cockle.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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