A species of wild pea. Two Hebrew words are translated "fitches," one of which probably means spelt, Eze 4:9, and the other gith, a plant resembling fennel, and very pungent, Isa 28:25. The seed is black, and aromatic.
Does he not level its surface And sow dill and scatter cummin And plant wheat in rows, Barley in its place and rye within its area?
"But as for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet and spelt, put them in one vessel and make them into bread for yourself; you shall eat it according to the number of the days that you lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days.
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