Herb - Biblical Meaning of herb in Eastons Bible Dictionary (Bible History Online)

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(1.) Heb. 'eseb, any green plant; herbage (Gen. 1:11, 12, 29, 30; 2:5; 3:18, etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1, 2). (2.) "Yarak", green; any green thing; foliage of trees (2 Kings 19:26; Ps. 37:2); a plant; herb (Deut. 11:10). (3.) "Or", meaning "light" In Isa. 26:19 it means "green herbs;" in 2 Kings 4:39 probably the fruit of some plant. (4.) "Merorim", plural, "bitter herbs," eaten by the Israelites at the Passover (Ex. 12:8; Num. 9:11). They were bitter plants of various sorts, and referred symbolically to the oppression in Egypt. Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'herb' Eastons Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.

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