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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • Heb. hoah (2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40 ). In Job 41:2 the Hebrew word is rendered "thorn," but in the Revised Version "hook." It is also rendered "thorn" in 2 Chronicles 33:11; Proverbs 26:9; Song of Solomon 2:2; "brambles" in Isaiah 34:13 . It is supposed to be a variety of the wild plum-tree, but by some it is regarded as the common thistle, of which there are many varieties in Palestine.

  • Heb. dardar, meaning "a plant growing luxuriantly" (Genesis 3:18; Hosea 10:8 ); Gr. tribolos, "a triple point" (Matthew 7:16; Hebrews 6:8 , "brier," RSV "thistle"). This was probably the star-thistle, called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa, or "caltrops," a weed common in corn-fields. (See THORNS .)

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Thistle'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​t/thistle.html. 1897.
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