onion Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
onion in Easton's Bible Dictionary
The Israelites in the wilderness longed for the "onions and garlick of Egypt" (Num. 11:5). This was the "betsel" of the Hebrews, the Allium cepe of botanists, of which it is said that there are some thirty or forty species now growing in Israel. The onion is "the 'undivided' leek, "unio", "unus", one."
onion in Smith's Bible Dictionary
This product is mentioned only in #Nu 11:5| as one of the good things of Egypt of which the Israel regretted the loss. Onions have been from time immemorial a favorite article of food among the Egyptians, The onions of Egypt are much milder in flavor and less pungent than those of this country.
onion in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ON'ION , a well-known garden vegetable which grew in great perfection in Egypt, and was longed for by the Israelites. Num 11:5. The onions of Egypt are of large size and exquisite flavor, "differing from the onions of our country as much as a bad turnip differs in palatableness from a good apple."