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Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

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תאשור , Isaiah 41:9; Isaiah 60:13; Ezekiel 27:6; 2 Esdras 14:24 , where the word appears to be used for tablets. Most of the ancient, and several of the modern, translators, render this word the buxus, or "box tree;" but from its being mentioned along with trees of the forest, some more stately tree must be intended, probably the cedar.

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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Box Tree'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​b/box-tree.html. 1831-2.
 
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