King James Bible Dictionary - Reference List

Lentiles

Bible Usage:

lentiles used 4 times.

First Reference: Genesis 25:34
Last Reference: Ezekiel 4:9

Dictionaries:

Included in Eastons: Yes
Included in Hitchcocks: No
Included in Naves: Yes
Included in Smiths: No
Included in Websters: No
Included in Strongs: Yes
Included in Thayers: No
Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

H5742 Used 4 times

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Lentiles

(Heb. adashim), a species of vetch (Genesis 25:34; 2 Samuel 23:11), common in Syria under the name addas. The red pottage made by Jacob was of lentils (Genesis 25:29-34). They were among the provisions brought to David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 17:28). It is the Ervum lens of Linnaeus, a leguminous plant which produces a fruit resembling a bean.

Naves Topical Index

Lentiles

Genesis 25:34; 2 Samuel 17:28; 2 Samuel 23:11; Ezekiel 4:9