Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H8184

Strong's H8184 · Hebrew

שְׂעֹרָה

sᵉʻôrâh · /seh-o-raw'/

Number
H8184
Language
Hebrew
Original word
שְׂעֹרָה
Transliteration
sᵉʻôrâh
Pronunciation
seh-o-raw'
KJV occurrences
32 verses

Definition

barley (as villose)

KJV: barley.

Root / derivation: or שְׂעוֹרָה (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר; or שְׂעוֹר; from H8175 (שָׂעַר) in the sense of roughness;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שְׂעֹרָה across 32 verses.

barley34×

Every occurrence (KJV)

32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus1 verse
Leviticus1 verse
Numbers1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
Judges1 verse
Ruth6 verses
Ruth 1:22

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

Ruth 2:17

So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

Ruth 2:23

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

Ruth 3:2

And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

Ruth 3:15

Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. vail: or, sheet, or, apron

Ruth 3:17

And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

2 Samuel3 verses
1 Kings1 verse
2 Kings4 verses
2 Kings 4:42

And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. the husk: or, his scrip, or, garment

2 Kings 7:1

Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

2 Kings 7:16

And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.

2 Kings 7:18

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles3 verses
Job1 verse
Isaiah1 verse
Jeremiah1 verse
Ezekiel4 verses
Ezekiel 4:9

Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. fitches: or, spelt

Ezekiel 4:12

And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

Ezekiel 13:19

And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

Ezekiel 45:13

This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:

Hosea1 verse
Joel1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H8184 (sᵉʻôrâh) mean?

barley (as villose)

How many times does H8184 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H8184 (שְׂעֹרָה) appears in 32 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “barley.”

How is sᵉʻôrâh translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H8184 is rendered as “barley” (34×).

Where does the Hebrew word שְׂעֹרָה come from?

or שְׂעוֹרָה (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר; or שְׂעוֹר; from H8175 (שָׂעַר) in the sense of roughness;