Husk (Easton)

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In Numbers 6:4 (Heb. zag) it means the 'skin' of a grape. In 2 Kings 4:42 (Heb. tsiqlon) it means a 'sack' for grain, as rendered in the Revised Version. In Luke 15:16 , in the parable of the Prodigal Son, it designates the beans of the carob tree, or Ceratonia siliqua. From the supposition,"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter H Bible Dictionaries Husk Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Hushai Next Entry Hymn Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Husk Thompson Chain Reference Husks Dictionaries American Tract Society Husks Easton's Bible Dictionary Husk Fausset Bible Dictionary Husks Holman Bible Dictionary Husk Hastings' BibleDictionary Husks Hastings' NT Dictionary Husks King James Dictionary Husk Morrish Bible Dictionary Husk People's Bible Dictionary Husks Smith Bible Dictionary Husks Vines' Expository Dictionary Husks Webster Dictionary Husking Husked Husk Watson's Theological Dictionary Husks Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Husks Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Husks McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Husk Lexicons ܚܰܪܽܘܒ݂ܳܐ κεράτιον זָג צִקָּלוֹן In Numbers 6:4 (Heb. zag) it means the "skin" of a grape. In 2 Kings 4:42 (Heb. tsiqlon) it means a "sack" for grain, as rendered in the Revised Version. In Luke 15:16 , in the parable of the Prodigal Son, it designates the beans of the carob tree, or Ceratonia siliqua. From the supposition, mistaken, however, that it was on the husks of this tree that John the Baptist fed, it is called "St. John's bread" and "locust tree." This tree is in "February covered with innumerable purple-red pendent blossoms, which ripen in April and May into large crops of pods from 6 to 10 inches long, flat, brown, narrow, and bent like a horn (whence the Greek name keratia, meaning 'little horns'), with a sweetish taste when still unripe. Enormous quantities of these are gathered for sale in various towns and for exportation." "They were eaten as food, though only by the poorest of the poor, in the time of our Lord." The bean is called a "gerah," which is used as the name of the smallest Hebrew weight, twenty of these making a shekel.

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)