Bible Dictionaries
Box-Tree
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Heb. teashshur), mentioned in Isaiah 60:13; 41:19 , was, according to some, a species of cedar growing in Lebanon. The words of Ezekiel 27:6 literally translated are, "Thy benches they have made of ivory, the daughter of the ashur tree," i.e., inlaid with ashur wood. The ashur is the box-tree, and accordingly the Revised Version rightly reads "inlaid in box wood." This is the Buxus sempervirens of botanists. It is remarkable for the beauty of its evergreen foliage and for the utility of its hard and durable wood. Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Box-Tree'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/box-tree.html. 1897.