MILLET, a kind of Grain, called in Latin Milium. ‘Tis mentioned in Isaiah and Ezekiel. Isaiah1 says, that the Husbandman sows in his Land, Wheat, Barley, Millet, and Fitches, each in its Place. And Ezekiel2 receives an Order from the Lord, to make himself Bread with a Mixture of Wheat, Barley, Beans, Lentils, and Millet. The Word made Use of by Isaiah, is Nisman; and that used by Ezekiel, is Dochan. The Septuagint render both of ‘em by Kenchron, which signifies Millet. But the Signification of Nisman is doubtful. Some render it by Spelt, or Fitches, [or Vetches.] Others join it to the Barley, so as to read Hordeum signatum vel insigne. The Word Nisman is found no where else but in this Place; nor is Dochan to be read any where else but in the Passage of Ezekiel above cited.
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