PULSE (זֵּרֹעִ֛ים, זֵרְעֹנִֽים). Daniel and his companions refused to defile themselves with the rich food and wine of the king and asked for “pulse” (Dan 1:12, 16 KJV and ASV), or “vegetables” (RSV). The Heb. word means herbs or vegetables grown from seeds, not necessarily leguminous grains. 2 Samuel 17:28 (ASV) has “parched pulse”; the KJV has “parched corn”; whereas the RSV has, more correctly, “parched grain.”