This noun denotes vegetation, plants, or herbs—particularly those useful for food or fodder. In Hebrews 6:7, earth that drinks rain and produces vegetation useful to those who cultivate it receives divine blessing. The term originally meant pasture or fodder but expanded to include herbs and plants generally. Classical usage encompasses everything from weeds to medicinal herbs. The translations vary: Spanish hierba ("grass/herb"), French végétation ("vegetation"), German Gewächs ("growth"), all pointing to plant life as the beneficial product of rain-soaked soil responding to cultivation.