Original Word: ἄχυρον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: achuron
Pronunciation: AH-khoo-ron
Phonetic Spelling: (akh'-oo-ron)
Definition: Chaff
Meaning: chaff.

Word Origin: Derived from a presumed derivative of the base of ἄχω (achō), meaning "to hold" or "to have."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4671 מֹץ (mots) - chaff

- H8401 תֶּבֶן (teben) - straw, chaff

Usage: The term "achuron" refers to the husks or outer coverings of grain that are separated from the edible part during the threshing process. In biblical usage, it often symbolizes that which is worthless or destined for destruction, in contrast to the valuable grain.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient agrarian societies, threshing was a common practice where grain was separated from chaff. The chaff, being light and insubstantial, was typically blown away by the wind or burned. This imagery was well understood by the original audience of the Bible, as it was a part of their daily life and agricultural practices.

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
chaff
NASB Translation
chaff (2).

STRONGS NT 892: ἄχυρον

ἄχυρον, ἀχύρου, τό, "a stalk of grain from which the kernels have been beaten out; straw broken up by a threshing-machine, chaff": Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17. (In Greek writings from Herodotus 4, 72; Xenophon, oec. 18. 1, 2, 6 down; mostly in plural τά ἄχυρα; in Job 21:18 the Sept. also of the chaff accustomed to being driven away by the wind.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chaff.

Perhaps remotely from cheo (to shed forth); chaff (as diffusive) -- chaff.

Forms and Transliterations

άχυρα αχύροις αχυρον άχυρον ἄχυρον achuron achyron áchyron

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