Grain
GRAIN
See CORN.
Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
Grain
(occurs only as a rendering of , a small stone or kernel, Amo 9:9; , a beasry or individual seed, e.g. of mustard, Mat 13:31, etc.; or wheat, Joh 12:24; 1Co 15:37) is snot used in the A.V. in our American collective sense of corn (q.v.) in general, which is the signification of , , or . Thea Hebrews planted only wheat, bcaley, and spelt (comp. Isa 28:25; Eze 4:9); rye and oats are not mentioned in the Bible (in the Talmud five species of grain are named, Mishna, Naedr. 7:2; and some find even rye and oats in the 10:7). On the other band, some (e.g. Michaelis) think that rice is referred to by (Isa 28:25), in opposition to Rosenmuller and Gesenius. As diseases of seed-grain, , paleness (“mildew”), and
, blight (“blasting”), are mentioned. SEE CEREALS.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Grain
used, in Amos 9:9, of a small stone or kernel; in Matt. 13:31, of an individual See d of mustard; in John 12:24, 1 Cor. 15:37, of wheat. The Hebrews sowed only wheat, barley, and spelt; rye and oats are not mentioned in Scripture.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Grain
gran. See AGRICULTURE; GARNER.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Grain
denotes “a grain,” Mat 13:31; Mat 17:20; Mar 4:31; Luk 13:19; Luk 17:6; Joh 12:24 (AV, “corn”); 1Co 15:37 (where the RV has “a … grain,” to distinguish it from “grain” in general). See CORN.