Herb (1.) Heb. 'eseb, any green plant; herbage (Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:1; Genesis 1:2; Genesis 1:3, etc.); comprehending vegetables and all green herbage (Amos 7:1, Amos 1:7).
(2.) Yarak , green; any green thing; foliage of trees (2 Kings 19:26; Psalms 37:2); a plant; herb (Deuteronomy 11:10).
(3.) Or , meaning "light" In Isaiah 26:19 it means "green herbs;" in 2 Kings 4:39 probably the fruit of some plant.
(4.) Merorim , plural, "bitter herbs," eaten by the Israelites at the Passover (Exodus 12:8; Numbers 9:11). They were bitter plants of various sorts, and referred symbolically to the oppression in Egypt.