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Herb
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
or HERB.—In modern botanical science, ‘herb’ is a well-defined term, and is applied to plants whose stem dies down annually. In the Bible it is used in a popular sense, being employed to translate several Hebrew and Greek words of varying significance. In the NT it is (except in Hebrews 6:7, where the original has βοτάνη) the rendering of λάχανα (Matthew 13:32, Mark 4:32, Romans 14:2) or λάχανον (Luke 11:42), which denotes garden-herbs or vegetables. Many of these, such as lettuce, parsley, mint, etc., are in constant use to the present day. Delitzsch (Heb. NT) renders this word by יָרָק, which means ‘green herbs’ (cf. Deuteronomy 11:10, Proverbs 15:17). The other term, βοτάνη, means ‘pasture,’ but is evidently used (.c.) of herbage in general, including cereals. Delitzsch’s translation is עֵשְב, ‘çsebh, which has the same signification. Hugh Duncan.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Herb'. Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdn/h/herb.html. 1906-1918.
