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Cummin
kum´in (כּמּן, kammōn i.e., a “condiment”; κύμινον, kúminon): The seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum (Natural Order Umbelliferae) or the fruit or seed of an umbelliferous plant, the Cuminum sativum, still extensively cultivated in the East. It has carminative properties … Continue reading
Cumber
kum´bẽr, (καταργέω, katargéō, “to make idle,” περισπάομαι, perispáomai, “to be drawn about,” in mind “to be distracted”): Spoken of the barren fig tree in the parable: “Cut it down; why doth it also cumber (block up, make unproductive) the ground?” … Continue reading