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Cockle

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

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כאשה . This word occurs only in Job 31:40 . By the Chaldee it is rendered noxious herbs; by Symmachus, ατελεσφορητα , plants of imperfect fruit; by the Septuagint, βατος , the blackberry bush; by Castelio, ebulus, "dwarf elder;" by Celsius, aconite; and by Bishop Stock and Dr. Good, the night-shade. M. Michaelis maintains, after Celsius, that both this word and באשים , Isaiah 5:2; Isaiah 5:4 , denote the aconite, a poisonous plant, growing spontaneously and luxuriantly on sunny hills, such as are used for vineyards. He says that this interpretation is certain, because, as Celsius had observed, ביש , in Arabic, denotes the aconite; and he intimates that it best suits Job 31:40 , where it is mentioned as growing instead of barley. The word appears to import a weed not only noxious, but of a fetid smell.

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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Cockle'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​c/cockle.html. 1831-2.
 
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