Word Study · Strong's H3698 · Hebrew

כֻּסֶּמֶת

kussemeth

koos-seh'-meth

Strong's 1890 spelling: kuççemeth

“spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn)

Rendered in the KJV as

fitches, rie.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

וְהַכֻּסֶּ֖מֶת1
וְכֻסְּמִ֗ים1
וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת1

How it is rendered · 3

and spelt1
and spelts1
and the spelt1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1
conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncfsa · 1
HC/Ncmpa · 1
HC/Td/Ncfsa · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Exodus1 of 3 · 33%
Isaiah1 of 3 · 33%
Ezekiel1 of 3 · 33%

Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 9:32וְהַכֻּסֶּ֖מֶתvehakkusemetconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularbut the wheat and spelt were not destroyed, because they are late crops.)here: and the spelt

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 28:25וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתvekhusemetconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularWhen he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border.here: and spelt

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 4:9וְכֻסְּמִ֗יםvekhusemimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluralBut take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them in a single container and make them into bread for yourself. This is what you are to eat during the 390 days you lie on your side.here: and spelts

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