Bible Encyclopedia: Husk

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Greek

2769. keration -- a carob pod
... a carob pod. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: keration Phonetic Spelling:
(ker-at'-ee-on) Short Definition: a husk of the carob Definition: a husk ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6861. tsiqqalon -- perhaps garment
... husk. From an unused root meaning to wind; a sack (as tied at the mouth) --
husk. 6860, 6861. tsiqqalon. 6862 . Strong's Numbers.
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2085. zag -- skin (of the grape)
... 1). husk. From an unused root probably meaning to inclose; the skin of a grape --
husk. 2084, 2085. zag. 2086 . Strong's Numbers.
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1643. geres -- a crushing
... beaten corn. From an unused root meaning to husk; a kernel (collectively), ie Grain --
beaten corn. 1642, 1643. geres. 1644 . Strong's Numbers.
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5784. ur -- chaff
... Word Origin (Aramaic) of uncertain derivation Definition chaff NASB Word Usage chaff
(1). chaff. (Aramaic) chaff (as the naked husk) -- chaff. 5783, 5784. ...
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Library

Sixteenth Day. Holiness and Truth.
... Every seed, in which the life of a tree is contained, has around it a husk
or shell, which protects and hides the inner life. Only ...
/.../murray/holy in christ/sixteenth day holiness and truth.htm

John Chapter vi. 14-Jan
... And you know that barley is so formed that we get at its pith with difficulty; for
the pith is covered in a coating of husk, and the husk itself tenacious and ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xxiv john chapter vi.htm

The Resurrection.
... 2. It is sown dry, and without comeliness; it riseth green and beautiful.3. It is
sown a single corn, it riseth a full ear.4. It is sown in the husk, but in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xxv the resurrection.htm

God's Slaves
... words may somewhat change. I. So I look, first, at the husk of apparent
harshness and severity. The relation between master and ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/gods slaves.htm

The Prodigal and his Brother.
... A husk is an empty thing; it is a thing which looks extremely like food, and promises
as much as food; but it is not food. ... Earthly happiness is a husk. ...
/.../robertson/sermons preached at brighton/xx the prodigal and his.htm

The Sower.
... and the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us," (John 1. Christ is the
living seed, and the Bible is the husk that holds it. The ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arnot/the parables of our lord/i the sower.htm

Letter iv. You Reply to the Conclusion of My Letter: "What have we ...
... Thorns are not flowers, nor is the husk serviceable. But it was not for
its thorns, but for its sweet and medicinal flowers that ...
/.../coleridge/confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/letter iv you reply to.htm

Separation to God.
... dried. All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made
of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.". The ...
/.../taylor/separation and service/part i separation to god.htm

Sharing Christ's Life
... They saw but the husk, and not the kernel; they saw the quartz of the golden
nugget, but not the pure gold which that quartz contained. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 60 1914/sharing christs life.htm

Miracles of Destruction.
... of existence, destruction is one of the phases of creation; for the inferior must
ever be giving way for the growth of the superior: the husk must crumble and ...
/.../macdonald/miracles of our lord/x miracles of destruction.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

In Numbers 6:4 (Hebrews zag) it means the "skin" of a grape. In 2 Kings 4:42 (Hebrews tsiqlon) it means a "sack" for grain, as rendered in the Revised Version. In Luke 15:16, in the parable of the Prodigal Son, it designates the beans of the carob tree, or Ceratonia siliqua. From the supposition, mistaken, however, that it was on the husks of this tree that John the Baptist fed, it is called "St. John's bread" and "locust tree." This tree is in "February covered with innumerable purple-red pendent blossoms, which ripen in April and May into large crops of pods from 6 to 10 inches long, flat, brown, narrow, and bent like a horn (whence the Greek name keratia, meaning `little horns'), with a sweetish taste when still unripe. Enormous quantities of these are gathered for sale in various towns and for exportation." "They were eaten as food, though only by the poorest of the poor, in the time of our Lord." The bean is called a "gerah," which is used as the name of the smallest Hebrew weight, twenty of these making a shekel.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.

2. (n.) The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

3. (v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

Thesaurus

Husk (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The supporting frame of a run of millstones. 3. (vt) To strip off the external
covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn. ...Husk (2 Occurrences). ...
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Shell (1 Occurrence)
... shell oysters. 17. (vt) To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn,
wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk. 18. (vt ...
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Vine-tree (3 Occurrences)
... Vine-tree (3 Occurrences). Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation shall he eat
nothing that is made of the vine-tree, from the kernels even to the husk. ...
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Kernels (4 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that
is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. (KJV ASV WBS YLT). ...
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Kernel (4 Occurrences)
... edible part; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in
the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument ...
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Naziriteship (5 Occurrences)
... Naziriteship (5 Occurrences). Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation shall he
eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels even to the husk. ...
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Grapestone (1 Occurrence)
... Grapestone (1 Occurrence). Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation shall he eat
nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels even to the husk. ...
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Grape-vine (1 Occurrence)
... Grape-vine (1 Occurrence). Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation shall he eat
nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the kernels even to the husk. ...
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Wine-vine (2 Occurrences)
... Wine-vine (2 Occurrences). Numbers 6:4 all days of his separation, of anything which
is made of the wine-vine, from kernels even unto husk, he doth not eat. ...
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Flight (325 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See
Shaft. 7. (n.) The husk or glume of oats. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Bible Concordance

Husk (2 Occurrences)

Numbers 6:4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

2 Kings 4:42 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Husk

Husk: A Pod

Husk: Eaten by the Prodigal Son

Related Terms

Shell (1 Occurrence)

Vine-tree (3 Occurrences)

Kernels (4 Occurrences)

Kernel (4 Occurrences)

Naziriteship (5 Occurrences)

Grapestone (1 Occurrence)

Grape-vine (1 Occurrence)