H7039 H7039
Roasted or parched grain, a common ancient Near Eastern food prepared from fresh ears of wheat or barley.
A staple food of ancient Israel, prepared by roasting freshly harvested ears of wheat or barley over a fire. Parched grain was cheap, portable, and nutritious — ideal for travelers, soldiers, and field workers. When Boaz invites Ruth to dip her portion in vinegar at mealtime (Ruth 2:14), or when Abigail quickly gathers provisions including parched grain for David's men (1 Sam 25:18), we glimpse the everyday importance of this humble food. The Levitical calendar forbids eating parched grain before the firstfruits offering (Lev 23:14), underscoring its agricultural significance.
Senses
1. roasted/parched grain — Roasted or parched grain — fresh ears of wheat or barley dried and roasted over fire as a ready-to-eat food. Spanish 'grano tostado' and French 'blé' (wheat) both capture the cereal dimension. Used in everyday meals (Ruth 2:14), military provisions (1 Sam 17:17, 25:18; 2 Sam 17:28), and regulated in priestly legislation (Lev 23:14). The word derives from the root qalah 'to roast,' making the preparation method transparent in the name itself. 6×
AR["الفَرِيكِ", "فَرِيكًا", "قَمحٍ-مَحمَّصٍ", "وَ-حُبوبًا-مَحْمَصَةً", "وَ-فَريكًا", "وَفَرِيكٌ"]·ben["এবং-ভাজা-শস্য", "ভাজা-শস্য", "ভাজা-শস্যের"]·DE["[קלי]", "der-parched-grain", "roasted-grain", "und-geroestet-Getreide", "und-parched", "und-parched-grain"]·EN["and-parched", "and-parched-grain", "and-roasted-grain", "roasted-grain", "the-parched-grain"]·FR["et-parched", "et-parched-blé", "et-roasted-grain", "le-parched-blé", "roasted-blé", "rôti-grain"]·heb["ה-קליא", "ו-קלי", "קלי"]·HI["और-भुना-अनाज", "और-भुना-हुआ", "और-भुने-हुए", "भुनजि-हुइ-बअलेइन", "भुना", "भुना-हुआ-अनाज"]·ID["biji-bijian-sangrai", "dan-biji-sangrai", "dan-gandum-sangrai", "gandum-sangrai"]·IT["arrostì-grano", "e-arrostito-grano", "e-tostato", "e-tostato-grano", "il-tostato-grano", "roasted-grano"]·jav["-gandum-sangrai", "gandum-gosong", "gandum-sangrai", "lan-gandum-sangrai", "lan-kacang-sangrai", "lan-sangrai"]·KO["그-볶은곡식의", "그리고-볶은-것", "그리고-볶은-곡식과", "볶은-곡식과", "볶은-곡식을"]·PT["e-grão-torrado", "e-grãos-torrados", "grão-torrado", "o-grão-torrado"]·RU["жареного-зерна", "жареных-зёрен", "и-жареных-зёрен", "и-поджаренное", "и-поджаренное-зерно", "поджаренное-зерно"]·ES["grano-tostado", "y-grano-tostado", "y-tostado"]·SW["na-nafaka-iliyokaangwa", "nafaka-iliyochomwa", "nafaka-iliyokaangwa", "ya-nafaka-iliyokaangwa"]·TR["kavrulmuş", "kavrulmuş-buğday", "kavrulmuş-tahıl", "ve-kavrulmuş-tahıl", "ve-kavurga", "ve-kavurulmuş"]·urd["اور-بھنے-ہوئے", "اور-بھنے-ہوئے-دانے", "اور-بھونے-ہوئے", "بھنا-ہوا-اناج", "بھنے-دانے-کا", "بھنے-ہوئے-غلے"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קָלִי n.m. 1 S 17:17 parched grain, a common food (RobBR ii. 50–1 AnderlindZPV ix. 3);—abs. ק׳ 1 S 25:18; 2 S 17:28 a + v 28 b (but dittogr., del. 𝔙 𝔖 and Comm.), Lv 23:14 (P), Ru 2:14; = קָלִיא 1 S 17:17.