International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Bitter HerbsBITTER HERBS hurbs, or urbs (merorim): Originally in the primitive Passover (Exodus 12:8 Numbers 9:11) these were probably merely salads, the simplest and quickest prepared form of vegetable accompaniment to the roasted lamb. Such salads have always been favorites in the Orient. Cucumbers, lettuce, water-cress, parsley and endive are some of those commonly used. Later on the Passover ritual (as it does today) laid emphasis on the idea of "bitterness" as symbolical of Israel's lot in Egypt. In modern Palestine the Jews use chiefly lettuce and endive for the "bitter herbs" of their Passover. In Lamentations 3:15 the same word is used: "He hath filled me with bitterness merorim, he hath sated me with wormwood." Here the parallelism with "wormwood" suggests some plant more distinctly bitter than the mild salads mentioned above, such, for example, as the colocynth (Citrullus colocynthus) or the violently irritating squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium). Smith's Bible Dictionary Bitter HerbsThe Israelites were commanded to eat the Paschal lamb "with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs." (Exodus 12:8) These "bitter herbs" consisted of such plants as chicory, bitter cresses, hawkweeds, sow-thistles and wild lettuces, which grow abundantly in the peninsula of Sinai, in Palestine and in Egypt. The purpose of this observance was to recall to the minds of the Israelites their deliverance from the bitter bondage of the Egyptians. Greek 5521. chole -- gall (a bitter herb) ... gall (a bitter herb). Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: chole Phonetic Spelling: (khol-ay') Short Definition: gall, bitter herbs Definition: gall ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5521.htm - 6k Strong's Hebrew 4844. maror -- bitter thing, bitter herb... herbs. Word Origin from marar Definition bitter thing, bitter herb NASB Word Usage bitter herbs (2), bitterness (1). bitterness. Or ... /hebrew/4844.htm - 6k Library The Passover: an Expiation and a Feast, a Memorial and a Prophecy Spiritual Meaning of the Passover. Letter cxxviii. To Gaudentius. Letter xxxi. To Eustochium. The Famine which Oppressed Them. 'In Remembrance of Me' Meditation vi. The Last Pasch. The Lord's Supper Faustus Fails to Understand Why He Should be Required Either to ... Feasting on the Sacrifice Subtopics Bitter Herbs: Eaten Symbolically With the Passover Meal Bitter Water: A Ceremonial Water Used by the Priest Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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