Treasury of Scripture
pulse to eat. Heb. of pulse that we may eat, etc. Pulse, {zer?im,} denotes all leguminous plants, which are not reaped but pulled or plucked; which, however wholesome, was not naturally calculated to render them fatter in flesh than the others.
Daniel 1:16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them vegetables.
Genesis 1:29,30 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree...
Deuteronomy 8:3 And he humbled you, and suffered you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you knew not, neither did your fathers know...
Romans 14:2 For one believes that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eats herbs.