Discover the meaning of the word Lentil (عدس) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
عدس
Lentil
Root: ع - د - س
Quranic language 1 verse
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of Lentil
Al-'adas: the known legume.
The Almighty says: 'its lentils and its onions' (Al-Baqara 61).
The Children of Israel asked Moses to give them varied vegetables instead of manna and quails.
And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one [kind of] food. So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions." [Moses] said, "Would you exchange what is better for what is less? Go into [any] settlement and indeed, you will have what you have asked." And they were covered with humiliation and poverty and returned with anger from Allah [upon them]. That was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allah and killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and were [habitually] transgressing.