Does anyone know precisely what type of grain the lexeme _bar_ (eg, Joel
2:24) denotes? Is it a
specific type of wheat, like spelt, or is it a word denoting grain in general
(cf _dagan_)?
Many thanks.
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GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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