Bible Dictionaries
Cockle
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Occurs only in Job 31:40 (marg., "noisome weeds"), where it is the rendering of a Hebrew word (b'oshah) which means "offensive," "having a bad smell," referring to some weed perhaps which has an unpleasant odour. Or it may be regarded as simply any noisome weed, such as the "tares" or darnel of Matthew 13:30 . In Isaiah 5:2,4 the plural form is rendered "wild grapes." Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Cockle'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/c/cockle.html. 1897.