Word History and Origins Origin ofalmond1 1250–1300;Middle Englishalmande<Old French(dial.)alemande,probably by transposition of-la<Late Latinamandula,with assimilative replacement of the unfamiliar cluster and adaptation to a known suffix, representingLatinamygdala<Greekamygdálē;replacingOld Englisham...
šāqēd“almond,” however, may refer either to the nut (Gen 43:11; Num 17:23) or to the tree (Jer 1:11). If the former is meant, the point is that the nut that is regarded as one of the choice fruits of the land (see Gen 43: 11) will become repulsive. One can only s...