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kus.se.met denotes a crop named among field produce, food ingredients, and plants affected by the season.
The term names a crop in agricultural settings: it is listed with wheat, barley, and other produce, appears among ingredients prepared as food, and is described as not ruined because it was a late crop.
Senses in use
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A cultivated crop in agricultural lists · dominant
In Exodus 9:32, the singular form occurs in the statement that this crop and wheat were not ruined because they were late crops. In Isaiah 28:25, the singular form is set among plants sown or placed in a prepared field; in Ezekiel 4:9, the plural form is included with wheat, barley, beans, lentils, and millet for food preparation. The APB renders the relevant crop name as “spelt” in each verse.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Exodus 9:32, Isaiah 28:25, and Ezekiel 4:9, the APB presents the crop as “spelt.” Its placement varies between a late crop, a field plant, and an ingredient for food.