Words the Bible translates as chaff
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 6 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- achuronἄχυρονchaffnot studied yet
- tevenתֶּבֶןstraw: the dried, broken stalks left over after grain is threshed
- qashקַשׁstubble: the dry, worthless stalks left in a field after harvest, the classic picture of what fire burns up or wind blows away
- motsמוֹץchaff: the light husks and broken bits beaten off grain at threshing, so weightless that the wind carries them away
- ḥashashחֲשַׁשׁchaffnot studied yet
- urעוּרchaffnot studied yet
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