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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55534" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55534" /> == | ||
<p> <b> | <p> <b> CUMMIN. </b> —Cummin (or cumin) is the seed of the <i> Cuminum cyminum </i> , an annual herbaceous umbellifer. It has a slender, branching stem, and grows to the height of a foot. The seeds, which are ovoid in form, are strongly aromatic, and have a flavour not unlike that of caraway, but more pungent. [[Cummin]] was used by the [[Jews]] as a condiment, and also for flavouring bread. It has carminative and other medicinal properties, and was employed not only as a remedy for colic, but also to stanch excessive bleeding, and to allay swellings. It is indigenous to Upper Egypt and the [[Mediterranean]] countries, but it was also cultivated from early times in Western Asia, India, and China. </p> <p> Cummin is mentioned twice in the Bible ( Isaiah 28:25-27 בַּסֹן, and Matthew 23:23 κύμινον). In the latter passage Jesus rebukes the Pharisees, because they paid tithe of mint, and anise, and , and omitted the weightier matters of the Law. </p> <p> Literature.— <i> Encyc. Brit. s.v. </i> ; Tristram, <i> Nat. Hist. of the Bible </i> . </p> <p> Hugh Duncan. </p> | ||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80519" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80519" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50450" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50450" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> CUMMIN </strong> . The seed of an umbelliferous plant, the <em> Cuminum cyminum (syriacum) </em> , widely cultivated in and around Palestine. It is used to flavour dishes, and, more particularly, bread; in flavour and appearance it resembles carraway; it has long been credited with medicinal properties; it certainly is a carminative. It is even now beaten out with rods ( Isaiah 28:27 ). [[Tithes]] of cummin were paid by the Jews ( Matthew 23:23 ). </p> <p> E. W. G. Masterman. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72021" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72021" /> == | ||
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== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15718" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15718" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A plant much like fennel, and which produces blossoms and branches in an umbellated form. Its seeds yield an aromatic oil, of a warm, stimulating nature, Isaiah 28:25-27 . Our Lord reproved the scribes and [[Pharisees]] for so very carefully paying tithe of mint, anise, and cummin, and yet neglecting good works and obedience to God's law, Matthew 23:23 . </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34983" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34983" /> == | ||
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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65619" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65619" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A plant yielding a small aromatic seed, used as a condiment and for medicines. It is beaten out by a rod, and is one of the bountiful gifts of God. Isaiah 28:25,27 . The Pharisees paid tithes of it, whereas they omitted the weighter matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and faith. Matthew 23:23 . </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69901" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69901" /> == | ||
<p> '''Cummin.''' Matthew 23:23. | <p> '''Cummin.''' Matthew 23:23. A low herb of the fennel kind, which produces aromatic seeds and is found in Syria. In Isaiah 28:25; Isaiah 28:27, reference is made to the manner of sowing and threshing it. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39595" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39595" /> == | ||
