Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3646 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כַּמּוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to store up or preserve |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | kammon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kam-mone' |
| Meaning: | 1. "cummin" (from its use as a condiment) |
| KJV Renderings: | cummin. |
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כַּמֹּן noun masculine cummin, plant grown as condiment ( ᵐ5 κύμινον, cuminum cyminum; Plin.NH xix. 8; German 'römischer Kümmel;' LöwNo. 152; √ dubious; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כַּמּוֺנָא, [untranscribed source text 2546]; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2547], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2548] on formative compare LagBN 89; loan-word according to Di832); — Isa 28:25; Isa 28:27 (twice in verse).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Isaiah 28:25
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