Exodus 30:24 — Word Study
WLCוְקִדָּ֕ה חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְשֶׁ֥מֶן זַ֖יִת הִֽין׃
BSA500 shekelschâmêsh [a unit of weight or money] of cassiaqiddâh [a sweet-smelling bark] all according to the sanctuaryqôdesh [Holy Place] shekelsheqel and a hinhîyn [about 5 quarts or 6 liters] of olivezayith [from the olive tree] oilshemen [ointment]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וְקִדָּ֕ה | and cassia | Conjunction, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| חֲמֵ֥שׁ | five | Adj |
| מֵא֖וֹת | hundred | |
| בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל | by [the] shekel of | Preposition, noun common masculine singular construct |
| הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ | the holy place | Particle, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| וְשֶׁ֥מֶן | and oil of | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular construct |
| זַ֖יִת | olive | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| הִֽין׃ | a hin | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | 500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil. |
| KJV | And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: |
| ASV | and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin; |
| YLT | and cassia five hundred, by the shekel of the sanctuary, and olive oil a hin; |
| WEB | and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil. |
| BBE | And of cassia, five hundred shekels' weight measured by the scale of the holy place, and of olive oil a hin: |
Where they part company is in the details of measurement and ingredient terms — see How Translations Differ.
The structure lists the quantities and ingredients, emphasizing their importance in the context of sacred rituals.
6 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Exodus 30:24
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Context — Instructions for Anointing Oilgenerated
Exodus 30:24 provides specific instructions for the preparation of sacred anointing oil, detailing the quantities of various spices and oils to be used. This oil was significant for consecrating the Tent of Meeting and its furnishings, emphasizing the importance of ritual purity and divine presence in worship. The passage reflects the meticulous nature of worship practices in ancient Israel, highlighting the sacredness of the items involved.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 45:8 | All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad. |
| 2 | Numbers 3:47 | you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs. |
| 3 | Ezekiel 45:12 | The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina. |
| 4 | Exodus 29:40 | With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. |
| 5 | Leviticus 19:36 | You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 6 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — קִדָּה, ve.ki.Dahgenerated
The Hebrew word קִדָּה (*qiddah*) refers to cassia, a fragrant spice derived from the bark of the cassia tree. It is valued for its aromatic properties and is mentioned in the context of anointing oil, indicating its importance in sacred rituals.
As a feminine singular noun, it emphasizes the specific ingredient required for the holy anointing oil, which was used in the worship practices of ancient Israel. Its inclusion signifies the attention to detail in the preparation of items meant for divine service.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses cassia and olive oil in its translation.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb is implicit, as the verse lists quantities and ingredients. The structure presents a series of noun phrases detailing the amounts of cassia and olive oil, emphasizing the precision required in the preparation of the anointing oil.
The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the specific measurements and ingredients, highlighting their significance in the ritual context.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates קִדָּה as ἴρεως, indicating a focus on the aromatic nature of the spice. This choice reflects a broader understanding of its use in sacred contexts, while also aligning with the original Hebrew meaning.
This translation choice suggests an interpretation that emphasizes the sensory qualities of the ingredients, which were critical in the context of worship.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Exodus 30:24 lists the ingredients for sacred anointing oil, specifying 500 shekels of cassia and a hin of olive oil. These details reflect the care and precision in ancient Israel's worship practices, ensuring that the items used in rituals were prepared correctly.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Cassia is a type of spice known for its sweet scent, used in the preparation of holy anointing oil as described in the Bible.
A hin is an ancient unit of liquid measurement, approximately 5 quarts or 6 liters, used in the context of measuring oil.
The shekel is a unit of weight and money that indicates the value of the ingredients used in the sacred anointing oil.
The 'Holy Place' refers to a sacred area where worship and rituals take place, emphasizing the sanctity of the items involved.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How do the specific measurements in this verse reflect the importance of precision in worship?
- What does the use of cassia and olive oil symbolize in the context of anointing?
- How can understanding these ingredients enhance our appreciation of ancient Israelite worship?
- In what ways can we apply the principles of careful preparation and reverence in our own practices?
Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Exodus 30:24 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd of cassia five hundred [shekels],.... Or two hundred and fifty ounces: after the shekel of the sanctuary; according to the standard weight kept there.
Read John Gill on Exodus 30 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAnd of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: No JFB commentary on these verses.
Read Robert Jamieson on Exodus 30 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleNot the common kind of cassia, which we use in purging, but another kind of it, there being seven several kinds of it, as the learned note.
Read Matthew Poole on Exodus 30 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) Cassia.—In the original, kiddâh not kĕ ?tsiôth. Which is the exact equivalent of the Greek and Latin cassia. According to the best Hebrew authorities, however, cassia is intended by both words, which are derived from roots signifying “to split,” or “to peel off.” Cassia is the inner bark of a tree called by botanists cinnamomum cassia, which is a native of India, Java, and the Malay peninsula. It has nearly the same flavour as cinnamon, but is more pungent, and of a coarser texture. The word kiddâh occurs in Scripture only here and in Ezekiel 27:19. An hin.—See Note on Exodus 29:40.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Exodus 30 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges24. cassia] Ezekiel 27:19†: Heb. ḳ ?iddβh, prob. the same as the κιττώ, spoken of by Diosc. (i. 12) as one species of κασία; Vulg. cassia. The word in Psalms 45:8† is different (ḳ ?eẓ ?ξ‘τth, things scraped off, i.e. scraped or powdered bark); but doubtless denotes either the same or a kindred substance. The κασία, cassia of the ancients (Theophr. ix. 5; Plin. xii. 19) is probably the same as the modern ‘cassia,’ viz. the inner bark, peeled off and dried in the sun, of a species of cinnamon tree, found in S. India and Malacca, which yields an inferior kind of cinnamon (see further EB. s.v.). Costus (RVm.; also written above the text in one MS. of LXX., Graec. Ven., and Saad.) is another…
Read Cambridge on Exodus 30 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the BibleTHE OIL, Exodus 30:22-23. 89504e470d0a1a0a0000000d49484452000000a6000000fe08020000003f37e9ba000000097048597300000ec400000ec401
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Exodus 30 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil.
500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
and twelve and a half pounds of cassia, all weighed according to the sanctuary shekel, and four quarts of olive oil.
Tyndale line
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;
and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil an hin:
And of cassia five hundred shekels , after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive-oil a hin:
Also of cassia fiue hundreth, after the shekel of the Sanctuarie, and of oyle oliue an Hin.
Strictly literal
and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;
and cassia five hundred, by the shekel of the sanctuary, and olive oil a hin;
and five hundred [shekels] of cassia, by the shekel of the holy place, and a hin of olive oil;
And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive-oil one hin.
five hundred shekels of cassia, measured by the weight of the shekel of the sanctuary, and one hin of olive oil.
From the Latin
And of cassia five hundred sicles by the weight of the sanctuary, of oil of olives the measure hin:
Simplified
500 shekels of cassia (weights using the sanctuary shekel standard), and a hin of olive oil.
And of cassia, five hundred shekels' weight measured by the scale of the holy place, and of olive oil a hin:
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
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Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text is preserved in the Septuagint and the Samaritan Pentateuch, with the latter agreeing word for word. The Dead Sea Scrolls present a fragmentary text with significant portions restored by an editor, but the essential content matches the Masoretic Text.
וְקִדָּ֕ה חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְשֶׁ֥מֶן זַ֖יִת הִֽין׃
7 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
וקדה חמשׁ מאות בשׁקל הקדשׁ ושׁמן זית הין
Agrees with the Masoretic Text here, word for word.
[וקדה] [חמש] מאות [בשקל] [הקודש] [ושמן] [זית] [הין]
1 word on the leather — 7 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
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Lexicons — every word in Exodus 30:24
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word קִדָּה (*qiddah*) refers to cassia, a type of spice. It is derived from the root word for a similar term, and is noted in various lexicons as a spice commonly associated with aromatic properties.
קִדָּה n.f. a spice, usu. cassia
base
H6916 קִדָּה
6916 qiddah kid-daw'
from 6915; cassia bark (as in shrivelled rolls):--cassia.
see HEBREW for 06915
קִדָּה (qid.dah) — cassia.
a spice-cassia
Conj | N-fs — Conjunction · noun common feminine singular absoluteHC/Ncfsa
kash'-a: Two Hebrew words,
(1) qiddah, which is mentioned, along with myrrh, cinnamon, calamus and olive oil, as one of the ingredients of the "holy anointing oil" (Ex 30:24); it was, too, one of the wares in which Vedan and Javan traded with Tyre (Eze 27:19); it is identified in the Peshitta and the Targum with (2).
(2) qetsi`oth (plural only, probably referring to the strips of bark), a word from which is derived the Greek kasia, and hence, cassia (Ps 45:8).
It is probable that both (1) and (2) refer to Cassia lignea, the inner bark of Cinnamomum cassia, a plant growing in eastern Asia closely allied to that which yields the cinnamon of commerce. It is a fragrant, aromatic bark and was probably used in a powdered form. Both as…
Cassia
(1.) Hebrew kiddah’, i.e., “split.” One of the principal spices of the holy anointing oil (Ex. 30:24), and an article of commerce (Ezek. 27:19). It is the inner bark of a tree resembling the cinnamon (q.v.), the Cinnamomum cassia of botanists, and was probably imported from India.
(2.) Hebrew pl. ketzi’oth (Ps. 45:8). Mentioned in connection with myrrh and aloes as being used to scent garments. It was probably prepared from the peeled bark, as the Hebrew word suggests, of some kind of cinnamon.
(Exodus 30;24; Ezekiel 27:19) The cassia bark of commerce is yielded by various kinds of Cinnamomum , which grow in different parts of India. The Hebrew word in (Psalms 45:8) is generally supposed to be another term for cassia.
חָמֵשׁ (chamesh) means 'five' in Hebrew. It serves as both a cardinal number and can indicate a multiple of five when combined with another number. The word also has an ordinal form, 'fifth.' The entries consistently define this numeral without any noted disagreement.
חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה 342 n.m. and f. five
base
H2568 חָמֵשׁ, חֲמִשָּׁה five
2568 chamesh khaw-maysh'
masculine chamishshah {kham-ish-shaw}; a primitive numeral;
five:--fif(-teen), fifth, five (X apiece).
חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) — five.
1) five
1a) five (cardinal number)
1b) a multiple of five (with another number)
1c) fifth (ordinal number)
Adj — AdjHAcbsc
fiv (chamesh; pente).
See NUMBER.
מֵאָה (me'ah) means 'hundred' in Hebrew. It can refer to a simple number, a component of a larger number, or a fraction representing one one-hundredth. The entries consistently describe its use as a numeral without significant disagreement.
מֵאָה 583 n.f. hundred
as simple number
as part of larger number
a hundredth part
base
H3967 מֵאָה hundred . as simple number
. as part of larger number
. a hundredth part
3967 me'ah may-aw'
or metyah {may-yaw'}; properly, a primitive numeral; a
hundred; also as a multiplicative and a
fraction:--hundred((-fold), -th), + sixscore.
מֵאָה (me.ah) — hundred.
1) hundred
1a) as simple number
1b) as part of larger number
1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100)
Aramaic equivalent: me.ah (מְאָה "hundred" H3969)
HAcfpa — HAcfpa
hun'-dred (me'-ah; hekaton).
See NUMBER.
שֶׁ֫קֶל (sheqel) refers to a unit of weight and measure, primarily known as the shekel. It is defined as a commercial standard, with specific weights for gold, silver, and copper. The term is derived from a root meaning 'weight' and is also noted in Aramaic as תְּקֵל (teqel).
שֶׁ֫קֶל 87 n.m. a weight, shekel
base
H8255 שֶׁ֫קֶל a weight, shekel
8255 sheqel sheh'-kel
from 8254; probably a weight; used as a commercial
standard:--shekel.
see HEBREW for 08254
שֶׁ֫קֶל (she.qel) — shekel.
1) shekel
1a) the chief unit of weight or measure
1a1) gold-1/10000 of a talent and equal to 220 grains
1a2) silver-1/3000 of a talent and equal to 132 grains
1a3) copper-1/1500 of a talent and equal to 528 grains
Aramaic equivalent: te.qel (תְּקֵל "shekel" H8625B)
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular constructHR/Ncmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qodesh) refers to the concepts of apartness, sacredness, and holiness. It can denote a sacred place or thing, such as the Most Holy Place or a sanctuary. The term emphasizes the idea of being set apart, whether in relation to God, places, or objects.
קֹ֫דֶשׁ 469 n.m. apartness, sacredness
base
H6944 קֹ֫דֶשׁ apartness, sacredness
6944 qodesh ko'-desh
from 6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract,
sanctity:--consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed
(thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing),
saint, sanctuary.
see HEBREW for 06942
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — holiness.
1) apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness
1a) apartness, sacredness, holiness
1a1) of God
1a2) of places
1a3) of things
1b) set-apartness, separateness
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — Most Holy Place.
This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness
Also named: hagion (ἅγιον "Most Holy Place" G0039H)
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — (Way of) Holiness.
Combined with de.rekh (דֶּ֫רֶךְ "Way" H1870H)
This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness
קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) — Holy Place.
This name means apartness, holiness, sacredness
Also named: hagion (ἅγιον "Holy Place" G0039)
Art | N-ms — Particle · noun common masculine singular absoluteHTd/Ncmsa
(ha-qodhesh, Ex 26:33, ha-hekhal, 1Ki 6:17, etc.; he prote skene, Heb 9:6 f):
1. The Terms:
The tabernacle consisted of two divisions to which a graduated scale of holiness is attached: "The veil shall separate unto you between the holy place and the most holy" (Ex 26:33). This distinction was never abrogated. In the Epistle to the Hebrews these divisions are called the "first" and "second" tabernacles (Heb 9:6 f). The term "holy place" is not indeed confined to the outer chamber of the sanctuary; in Le 6:16, it is applied to "the court of the tent of meeting." But the…
Holy place
One of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Ex. 26:31; 37:17-25; Heb. 9:2). It was 20 cubits long and 10 in height and breadth. It was illuminated by the golden candlestick, as it had no opening to admit the light. It contained the table of showbread (Ex. 25:23-29) and the golden altar of incense (30:1-11). It was divided from the holy of holies by a veil of the most costly materials and the brightest colours.
The arrangement of the temple (q.v.) was the same in this respect. In it the walls of hewn stone were wainscotted with cedar and overlaid with gold, and adorned with beautiful carvings. It was entered from the porch by folding doors overlaid with gold and richly embossed. Outside the holy…
→ See TABERNACLE
→ See TEMPLE
שֶׁ֫מֶן (shemen) refers to fat or oil, particularly olive oil, and includes meanings related to richness and anointing. It is derived from the root word for grease and can also metaphorically describe fertile land. The entries consistently highlight its use in contexts like medicinal applications and anointing.
שֶׁ֫מֶן 192 n.m. fat, oil
base
H8081 שֶׁ֫מֶן fat, oil
8081 shemen sheh'-men
from 8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive,
often perfumed); figuratively, richness:--anointing, X fat
(things), X fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine.
see HEBREW for 08080
שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) — oil.
1) fat, oil
1a) fat, fatness
1b) oil, olive oil
1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent
1b2) for anointing
1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)
Conj | N-ms — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular constructHC/Ncmsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
זַ֫יִת (zayith) refers to an olive or olive tree, including its fruit. It is associated with illuminating oil and appears in place names like the Mount of Olives. The entries suggest it encompasses both the tree and its produce, with some lexicons noting its connection to specific locations.
זַ֫יִת n.m. olive-tree, olive
olive-tree
of fruit of olive-tree, olives
in designations of place
base
H2132 זַ֫יִת olive-tree, olive
2132 zayith zay'-yith
probably from an unused root (akin to 2099); an olive (as
yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the
berry:--olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.
see HEBREW for 02099
זַ֫יִת (za.yit) — (Mount of) Olives.
This name means olive, olive tree
Also named: elaiōn (ἐλαιών "Olivet" G1638)
זַ֫יִת (za.yit) — olive.
1) olive, olive tree
1a) olive tree
1b) olives
2) mountain facing Jerusalem on the east side
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
See OLIVE TREE.
Olive
The fruit of the olive-tree. This tree yielded oil which was highly valued. The best oil was from olives that were plucked before being fully ripe, and then beaten or squeezed (Deut. 24:20; Isa. 17:6; 24:13). It was called “beaten,” or “fresh oil” (Ex. 27:20). There were also oil-presses, in which the oil was trodden out by the feet (Micah 6:15). James (3:12) calls the fruit “olive berries.” The phrase “vineyards and olives” (Judg. 15:5, A.V.) should be simply “olive-yard,” or “olive-garden,” as in the Revised Version. (See OIL.)
The olive was among the most abundant and characteristic vegetation of Judea. The olive tree grows freely almost everywhere on the shores of the Mediterranean, but it was peculiarly abundant in Palestine. See (6:11; 8:8; 28:40) Oliveyards are a matter of course in descriptions of the country like vines and cornfields. (Judges 15:5; 1 Samuel 8:14) The kings had very extensive ones. (1 Chronicles 27:28) Even now the is very abundant in the country. Almost every village has its olive grove. Certain districts may be specified where at various times this tree been very luxuriant. The cultivation of the olive tree had the closest connection with the domestic life of the Israelites (
This is one of the earliest trees mentioned in Scripture, and has furnished, perhaps ever since he deluge the most universal emblem of peace, Ge 8:11. It is always classed among the most valuable trees of Palestine, which is described as a land of oil olive, and honey, De 6:11 8:8 Hab 3:17. No tree is more frequently mentioned in the Greek and Roman classics. By the Greeks it was dedicated to Minerva, and employed in crowning Jove, Apollo, and Hercules. The olive is never a very large or beautiful tree, and seldom exceeds thirty feet in height: its leaves are dark green on the upper surface, and of a silvery hue on the under, and generally grow in pairs. Its wood is hard, like that of box, and very close in the grain. It…
הִין (hiyn) refers to a unit of liquid measurement, specifically a hin, which is approximately 5 quarts or 6 liters. It can also denote a vessel that holds this amount. The term appears in Leviticus 19:36.
הִין n.m. Lv 19:36 hin, a liquid measure (𝔊 εἴν)
a measure
vessel with capacity if hin
base
H1969 הִין
1969 hiyn heen
probably of Egyptian origin; a hin or liquid measure:--hin.
הִין (hin) — hin.
1) hin
1a) a unit of measure, about 5 quarts (6 l)
1b) a vessel holding a hin of liquid
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
hin (hin): A liquid measure containing 12 logs, equal to about 8 quarts.
See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
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