What does כֻּסֶּמֶת mean in the Bible?
כֻּסֶּמֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn )".
Hebrew · H3698
כֻּסֶּמֶת
Spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn )
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כֻּסֶּמֶתH3698
What does כֻּסֶּמֶת mean in the Bible?
כֻּסֶּמֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3698?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and spelt (2), and rye (1).
Where does כֻּסֶּמֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand spelt2×Exodus 9:32, Ezekiel 4:9
and rye1×Isaiah 28:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 9:32
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Exodus1Isaiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
וְהַכֻּסֶּ֖מֶת1xwə·hak·kus·se·meṯExodus 9:32
וְכֻסְּמִ֗ים1xwə·ḵus·sə·mîmEzekiel 4:9
וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת1xwə·ḵus·se·meṯIsaiah 28:25
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural1xEzekiel 4:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 28:25
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xExodus 9:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn )
Source Gloss
spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn )
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn) BDB: spelt Usage: fitches, rie.
Word Origins
כֻּסֶּמֶת is built from this root:
כָּסַםH3697