Herb
(1.) Heb. ‘eseb, any green plant; herbage (Gen. 1:11, 12, 29, 30; 2:5; 3:18, etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1, 2).
(2.) _Yarak_, green; any green thing; foliage of trees (2 Kings 19:26; Ps. 37:2); a plant; herb (Deut. 11:10).
(3.) _Or_, meaning “light” In Isa. 26:19 it means “green herbs;” in 2 Kings 4:39 probably the fruit of some plant.
(4.) _Merorim_, plural, “bitter herbs,” eaten by the Israelites at the Passover (Ex. 12:8; Num. 9:11). They were bitter plants of various sorts, and referred symbolically to the oppression in Egypt.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Herb
HERB.In modern botanical science, herb is a well-defined term, and is applied to plants whose stem dies down annually. In the Bible it is used in a popular sense, being employed to translate several Hebrew and Greek words of varying significance. In the NT it is (except in Heb 6:7, where the original has ) the rendering of (Mat 13:32, Mar 4:32, Rom 14:2) or (Luk 11:42), which denotes garden-herbs or vegetables. Many of these, such as lettuce, parsley, mint, etc., are in constant use to the present day. Delitzsch (Heb. NT) renders this word by , which means green herbs (cf. Deu 11:10, Pro 15:17). The other term, , means pasture, but is evidently used (.c.) of herbage in general, including cereals. Delitzschs translation is , sebh, which has the same signification. Hugh Duncan.
Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Herb
HERB.(1) yrq, yereq, twice tr. [Note: translate or translation.] green thing (Exo 10:15, Isa 15:6); gan yrq, garden of herbs, Deu 11:10, 1Ki 21:2. (2) seb, herbage in general, Gen 1:11 (cf. Arab. [Note: Arabic.] ushb). See Grass. (3) deshe is six times tr. [Note: translate or translation.] herb (Deu 32:2, 2Ki 19:26, Job 38:27, Psa 37:2, Isa 37:27; Isa 66:14). (4) rth, 2Ki 4:39 herbs. This is explained to be the plant colewort, but may have been any eatable herbs that survived the drought. The expressions dew of herbs (Isa 26:19 AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ) and upon herbs (Isa 18:4 AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ) are obscure. In the NT we have the Gr. terms botan (Heb 6:7 grass) and lachanon = yereq (Mat 13:32).
See also Bitter Herbs.
E. W. G. Masterman.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Herb
hurb, urb:
(1) , yarak, green thing (Exo 10:15; Isa 15:6); a garden of herbs (Deu 11:10; 1Ki 21:2); (a dinner, the margin portion of) herbs (Pro 15:17).
(2) , esebh; compare Arabic ushb, herbage, grass, etc.; herbs yielding seed (Gen 1:11); herbage for food (Gen 1:30; Jer 14:6); translated grass (Deu 11:15; Amo 7:2); herbs (Pro 27:25, etc.).
(3) , deshe’, translated herb (2Ki 19:26; Pro 27:25; Isa 37:27; Isa 66:14 the King James Version), but generally GRASS (which see).
(4) , hacr, vegetation generally, but translated GRASS (which see).
(5) , ‘oroth, , ‘owroth (plural only), green plants or herbs. In 2Ki 4:39 the Talmud interprets it to mean colewort, but it may mean any edible herbs which had survived the drought. In Isa 26:19 the expression dew of herbs is in the margin translated dew of light which is more probable (see DEW), and the translation heat upon herbs (Isa 18:4 the King James Version) is in the Revised Version (British and American) translated clear heat in sunshine.
(6) , botane (Heb 6:7).
(7) , lachana = yarak (Mat 13:32). See also BITTER HERBS.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Herb
denotes “a garden herb, a vegetable” (from lachaino, “to dig”), in contrast to wild plants, Mat 13:32; Mar 4:32; Luk 11:42; Rom 14:2.
denotes “grass, fodder, herbs” (from bosko, “to feed;” cp. Eng., “botany”), Heb 6:7.
Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Herb
2Ki 19:26 (a) This figure represents the weakness and helplessness of the nations which were destroyed by Rabshakeh. (See Isa 37:27).