פּוֹל
pol
bean
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "pol" (Strong's number H6321) refers to a bean. This is a straightforward definition based on the provided lexicon data. The limited occurrences of this word in the Bible (only 2 instances) suggest that it was either a relatively rare or specialized term. In its two occurrences, "pol" most likely refers to a specific type of bean used in culinary and perhaps medicinal contexts. The significance of this word, given its limited use, may lie in its potential to shed light on ancient Hebrew cuisine, agriculture, or trade. The data does not provide further information on the range of usage or the specific cultural context in which "pol" was relevant. However, its definition as a bean remains a fundamental aspect of its meaning.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
“Take for yourself also wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel. Make bread of it. According to the number of the days that you will lie on your side, even three hundred ninety days, you shall eat of it.
2 Samuel 17:28brought beds, basins, earthen vessels, wheat, barley, meal, parched grain, beans, lentils, roasted grain,