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spelt ( כּסּמת , kuṣṣemeth ; ὄλυρα , ólura , ζέα , zéa ( Exodus 9:32 , the King James Version "rye"; Isaiah 18:1-7 :25, the King James Version "rye," margin "spelt"; Ezekiel 4:9 , the King James Version "fitches" margin "spelt"; the Revised Version (British and American) adopts "spelt," influenced by the Septuagint, in all passages)): Spelt is the seed of Triticum spelta , a kind of wild wheat. Several writers would identify this kuṣṣemeth with the Arabic kirsenneh (Vicia ervilia ), a kind of vetch much used as camels' fodder.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Spelt'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/spelt.html. 1915.

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