Herb: 1. Heb. 'eseb, any green plant; herbage
(Genesis 1:11,12,29,30; 2:5; 3:18)
etc.; comprehending vegetables and all green herbage
(Amos 7:1,2)2. Yarak, green; any green thing; foliage of trees
(2 Kings 19:26)
(Psalms 37:2) a plant; herb
(Deuteronomy 11:10)
3. Or, meaning "light" In
(Isaiah 26:19) it means "green herbs;" in
(2 Kings 4:39) probably the fruit of some plant.
4. Merorim, plural, "bitter herbs," eaten by the Israelites at
the Passover
(Exodus 12:8; Numbers 9:11) They were bitter plants of various
sorts, and referred symbolically to the oppression in Egypt.
