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Cummin

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Cummin. Cummin is one of the cultivated plants of Palestine. Isaiah 28:25; Isaiah 28:27; Matthew 23:23. It is an umbelliferous plant something like fennel. The seeds have a bitterish warm taste and an aromatic flavor. The Maltese are said to grow it at the present day, and to thresh it in the manner described by Isaiah.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Cummin'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​c/cummin.html. 1901.
 
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