Bible Dictionaries
Wheat

Wheat. Triticum aestivum. חטה‎ ḥiṭṭāh - Strongs: H2406 חנטא‎ ḥinṭa’ - Strongs: H2591, σῖτος sitos - Strongs: G4621.

From Easton: Wheat - one of the earliest cultivated grains. It bore the Hebrew name _hittah_, and was extensively cultivated in Palestine. There are various species of wheat. That which Pharaoh saw in his dream was the Triticum compositum, which bears several ears upon one stalk (Genesis 41:5). The "fat of the kidneys of wheat" (Deuteronomy 32:14), and the "finest of the wheat" (Psalms 81:16; Psalms 147:14), denote the best of the kind. It was exported from Palestine in great quantities (1 Kings 5:11; Ezekiel 27:17; Acts 12:20).

Parched grains of wheat were used for food in Palestine (Ruth 2:14; 1 Samuel 17:17; 2 Samuel 17:28). The disciples, under the sanction of the Mosaic law (Deuteronomy 23:25), plucked ears of corn, and rubbing them in their hands, ate the grain unroasted (Matthew 12:1; Mark 2:23; Luke 6:1). Before any of the wheat-harvest, however, could be eaten, the first-fruits had to be presented before the Lord (Leviticus 23:14).

Verses:

• Genesis 30:14
• Exodus 9:32
• Exodus 22:6
• Exodus 29:2
• Exodus 34:22
• Deuteronomy 8:8
• Deuteronomy 16:9
• Deuteronomy 23:25
• Deuteronomy 32:14
• Judges 6:11
• Judges 15:1
• Judges 15:5
• Ruth 2:23
• 1 Samuel 6:13
• 1 Samuel 12:17
• 2 Samuel 4:6
• 2 Samuel 17:28
• 1 Kings 5:11
• 2 Kings 19:26
• 1 Chronicles 21:20
• 1 Chronicles 21:23
• 2 Chronicles 2:10
• 2 Chronicles 2:15
• 2 Chronicles 27:5
• Ezra 6:9
• Ezra 7:22
• Job 31:40
• Psalms 81:16
• Psalms 147:14
• Song of Solomon 7:2
• Isaiah 17:5
• Isaiah 28:25
• Isaiah 37:27
• Jeremiah 12:13
• Jeremiah 41:8
• Ezekiel 4:9
• Ezekiel 27:17
• Ezekiel 45:13
• Hosea 8:7
• Joel 1:11
• Matthew 3:12
• Matthew 12:1
• Matthew 13:25
• Matthew 13:29
• Matthew 13:30
• Mark 2:23
• Mark 4:28
• Luke 3:17
• Luke 6:1
• Luke 16:7
• Luke 22:31
• John 12:24
• Acts 7:12
• Acts 27:38
• 1 Corinthians 15:37
• Revelation 6:6
• Revelation 18:13