(the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "to be yellow, " yellowness), the result of cutting east winds blighting and thus rendering the grain unproductive (Deuteronomy 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chronicles 6:28).

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

2. (v. t.) To taint with mildew.

3. (v. i.) To become tainted with mildew.