Herb

Easton, 1897

(1.) Heb. eseb, any green plant; herbage (Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30; Genesis 2:5; Genesis 3:18, etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1, Amos 7:2).

(2.) Yarak, green; any green thing; foliage of trees (2 Kings 19:26; Psalms 37:2); a plant; herb (Deuteronomy 11:10).

(3.) Or, meaning "light" In Isaiah 26:19 it means "green herbs;" in 2 Kings 4:39 probably the fruit of some plant.

(4.) Merorim, plural, "bitter herbs," eaten by the Israelites at the Passover (Exodus 12:8; Numbers 9:11). They were bitter plants of various sorts, and referred symbolically to the oppression in Egypt.