Cockle

1 verse

Job

Job 31:40

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew George Easton, 1897

Occurs only in Job 31:40 (marg., “noisome weeds”), where it is the rendering of a Hebrew word (b’oshah) which means “offensive,” “having a bad smell,” referring to some weed perhaps which has an unpleasant odour. Or it may be regarded as simply any noisome weed, such as the “tares” or darnel of Matt. 13:30. In Isa. 5:2, 4 the plural form is rendered “wild grapes.”

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

probably signifies bad weeds or fruit. (Job 31:40)

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Dictionary entries from Easton's Bible Dictionary and Smith's Bible Dictionary. Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.