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Something I didn't see mentioned in either of the older threads: some people speculate that the mention of "sweet cane" in Exodus 30:23 is actually a misinterpr
by xamuel 7y ago
Something I didn't see mentioned in either of the older threads: some people speculate that the mention of "sweet cane" in Exodus 30:23 is actually a misinterpretation and that it should actually be "cannabis". The literal Hebrew [1] is בֹ֖שֶׂם וּקְנֵה־ "ḇō·śem ū·qə·nêh-" or, rearranging that a bit, "qeneh-bosem", which looks a lot like "cannabis". If this speculation is true, it would indicate cannabis was used for religious ceremonies by the early Israelites.
[1] https://biblehub.com/interlinear/exodus/30-23.htm https://biblehub.com/interlinear/exodus/30-23.htm
- adrianm 7y agoThe Hebrew word, בשם (fragrant, sweet), is used to describe cinnamon earlier in the same verse...
- xamuel 7y agoYeah, and it's interesting how in English "cinnamon" and "cannabis" both start with "c*nna". Almost as if they're both using a common root.
- digitalsushi 7y agohttp://www.balashon.com/2008/03/cinnamon.html http://www.balashon.com/2008/03/cinnamon.html https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%B9%CF%82#Ancient_Greek https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B... They don't seem related from a non-scholar's perspective.
- xamuel 7y agoThat first link looks like a long-winded way of saying "LOL who knows". I did find its conclusion pretty interesting, where it was suggested that cinnamon ultimately comes from an ancient Chinese word for "spice". Now what other meaning does the word "spice" carry these days? Synthetic cannabinoids!