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וְנִקֻּדִים. מִין קְלָיוֹת, מְיַבְּשִׁין בְּתַנּוּר וְעוֹשִׂין אוֹתָן קֶמַח לַעֲשׂוֹת מִמֶּנּוּ מַאֲכָל, שֶׁקּוֹרִין לוֹ שְׁתִיתָא בִּלְשׁוֹן גְּמָרָא. Biscuits. A type of parched grain, dried in an oven, and they make flour from it to make it into a dish called שתיתא, in the language of the Gemara.1It was a custom in those days to give a prophet a present before asking him a question. See I Shmuel 9:7,8.—Ralbag