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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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NUTS. 1 . ’Ä•gôz ( Song of Solomon 6:11 ), without doubt the fruit of the walnut-tree ( Juglans regia ), called to-day in Arab. [Note: Arabic.] jauz . 2. botnîm ( Genesis 43:11 ) means pistachio nuts, the fruit of Pistacia vera , a tree widely cultivated in Palestine. The nuts, known in Arab [Note: Arabic.] , as fistuq , are very great favourites; they are eaten raw, and also made into various sweets and confectionery.

E. W. G. Masterman.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Nuts'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​n/nuts.html. 1909.
 
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