Lexicon
בָּצָל
be.tsel
H1211
H:N-M Hebrew

onion

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Hebrew
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be.tsel denotes onions among the foods remembered from Egypt.

The attested use places the plural noun among remembered foods formerly eaten in Egypt.

Senses in use

  1. Onions among remembered foods · dominant

    In Numbers 11:5, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in a list of foods remembered from Egypt; the APB renders the list with “the onions” among fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, and garlic.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 11:5, the APB presents the term as “the onions” within a food list.

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