Meaning
To thresh is to separate grain from the stalk and chaff by beating, crushing, or other processing after harvest.
Biblical Usage
Threshing was an agricultural process used to separate useful grain from the stalk and chaff after harvesting. Grain could be threshed by beating it or by using animals or implements to tread or crush the crop.
Scripture also uses threshing figuratively to describe the separation and judgment of people and nations. The agricultural process remains the basis of these figurative descriptions.
Key References
- Ruth 2:17
- Ruth 3:2
- Isaiah 21:10
- Isaiah 28:27-28
- Isaiah 41:15-16
- Jeremiah 51:33
- Hosea 13:3
- Amos 1:3
- Micah 4:13
- Matthew 3:12
Related Terms
- Threshingfloor
- Grain
- Chaff
- Wheat
- Barley