KJV dictionary & concordance

cockle

Meaning of “cockle”

A weed that grows among grain.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 31:40

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 31:40 · retained source text

Let thistles grow in stead of wheat, and cockle in stead of barley. The words of Iob are ended.

1611 marginal noteOr, noy-some weedes

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

A weed that grows among corn.

printed p. 262; PDF p. 282; Internet Archive leaf n281