The meaning of Wheat in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
hwet ((1) chiTTah, the specific word for wheat (Genesis 30:14; Exodus 34:22, etc.), with puros (Judith 3:3; Sirach 39:26); (2) bar, or bar (Jeremiah 23:28; Joel 2:24; Amos 5:11; Amos 8:6); in other passages translated "grain" or "corn"; (3) sitos (Matthew 3:12; Matthew 13:25, Matthew 13:29-30; Luke 3:17; Luke 16:7; Luke 22:31, etc.) (for other words translated occasionally "wheat" in the King James Version see CORN; FOOD)): Wheat, usually the bearded variety, is cultivated all over Palestine, though less so than barley. The great plain of the Hauran is a vast expanse of wheat fields in the spring; considerable quantities are exported via Beirut, Haifa, and Gaza. The "wheat harvest" was in olden times one of the regular divisions of the year (Exodus 34:22; Judges 15:1; I Samuel 12:17); it follows the barley harvest (Exodus 9:31-32), occurring in April, May or June, according to the altitude.
E. W. G. Masterman
See more on the meaning of Wheat in the Bible:
Wheat {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
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