Spelt
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): of Spell
(2): ( n.) Spelter.
(3): imp. & p. p. of Spell. Spelled.
(4): ( n.) A species of grain (Triticum Spelta) much cultivated for food in Germany and Switzerland; - called also German wheat.
(5): ( v. t. & i.) To split; to break; to spalt.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Exodus 9:32 Isaiah 28:25 Ezekiel 4:9Agriculture
King James Dictionary [3]
Spelt n. A species of grain of the genus Triticum called also German wheat.
SPELT, To split. Not in use.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
SPELT . See Fitches, Rie.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [5]
spelt ( כּסּמת , kuṣṣemeth ; ὄλυρα , ólura , ζέα , zéa ( Exodus 9:32 , the King James Version "rye"; Isaiah 18:1-7 :25, the King James Version "rye," margin "spelt"; Ezekiel 4:9 , the King James Version "fitches" margin "spelt"; the Revised Version (British and American) adopts "spelt," influenced by the Septuagint, in all passages)): Spelt is the seed of Triticum spelta , a kind of wild wheat. Several writers would identify this kuṣṣemeth with the Arabic kirsenneh ( Vicia ervilia ), a kind of vetch much used as camels' fodder.
