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Leeks
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chatsir. The Hebrew word seems to refer to what is 'green,' and is often translated 'grass;' twice it is rendered 'hay ' and once 'herb,' but the leek is very likely referred to in Numbers 11:5 . The Israelites longed for such as they had eaten in Egypt. The Allium porrum has long been a favourite in the East. Dr. Kitto preferred the Trigonella foerum graecum, a grass similar to clover.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Leeks'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/l/leeks.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Leeks'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/l/leeks.html. 1897.
