Encyclopedia entry
Fodder
Heb. belil, (Job 6:5), meaning properly a mixture or medley (Lat. farrago), “made up of various kinds of grain, as wheat, barley, vetches, and the like, all mixed together, and then sown or given to cattle” (Job 24:6, A.V. “corn,” R.V. “provender;” Isa. 30:24, provender”).
In the Bible
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Verses where Fodder is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Isaiah 30:24
The oxen and donkeys that work the ground will eat salted fodder, winnowed with shovel and pitchfork.
- Job 6:5
Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
- Job 24:6
They gather fodder in the fields and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
Fodder references
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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