Lexicon
קִשֻּׁאָה
qish.shu.ah
H7180
H:N-F Hebrew

cucumber

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Hebrew
Language

qish.shu.ah denotes a recalled food item in the list of produce eaten in Egypt.

The term occurs as a plural food item in a remembered list of things eaten in Egypt, alongside fish, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic in Numbers 11:5.

Senses in use

  1. Food item in a remembered produce list · dominant

    In Numbers 11:5, the plural absolute noun appears in the list of foods remembered as having been eaten in Egypt; the APB renders the list with “the cucumbers” among fish, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 11:5, the APB presents the item as “the cucumbers” within a list of remembered foods.

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