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Thistle

(1. ) Heb. This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1863, H7057, H7063, G5146, H2336
Hebrew
דַּרְדַּר · dardar
Greek
τρίβολος · tribolos

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

τρίβολος

G5146
Transliteration
tribolos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

thistle, brier, thistle

Lexicon definition

τρίβολος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Gen.3:18, Hos.10:8 (דַּרְדַּר), 2Ki.12:31 (חָרִיץ), Pro.22:5 (צֵן)* ;] a thistle: Mat.7:16, Heb.6:8.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Τρίβολος

G5146
Transliteration
tríbolos
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

brier, thistle

Lexicon definition

pr. three-pronged; as subst. a caltrop; a plant, land-caltrop, a thorn, Mat. 7.16. He. 6.8.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

חוֹחַ

H2336
Transliteration
chôwach
Pronunciation
kho'-akh
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
11

Glosses

bramble, thistle, thorn.

Lexicon definition

a thorn

by analogy, a ring forthe nose

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

חָרִיץ

H2757
Transliteration
chârîyts
Pronunciation
khaw-reets'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

[phrase] cheese, harrow.

Lexicon definition

properly, incisure or (passively) incised

hence, a threshing-sledge (with sharp teeth)

also a slice (as cut)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Thistle

(1.) 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 Chr. 33:11; Prov. 26:9; Cant. 2:2; "brambles" in Isa. 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. (2.) Heb. dardar, meaning "a plant growing luxuriantly" (Gen. 3:18; Hos. 10:8); Gr. tribolos, "a triple point" (Matt. 7:16; Heb. 6:8, "brier," R.V. "thistle"). This was probably the star-thistle, called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa, or "caltrops," a weed common in corn-fields. (See [631]THORNS.)

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Thistle

Indexed occurrences: 4

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Strong's Concordance

Thistles

Indexed occurrences: 8

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Related UNLEARN Content5 items

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THISTLE

Nave’s Topical Bible references for THISTLE.

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Ahoah

a live brother; my thorn or thistle

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Bramble

(1.) Hebrew atad, Judg. 9:14; rendered "thorn," Ps. 58:9. The LXX. and Vulgate render by rhamnus, a thorny shrub common in Palestine, resembling the hawthorn. (2.) Hebrew hoah, Isa. 34:13 (R.V. "thistles"); "thickets" in 1 Sam. 13:6; "thistles" in 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chr. 25:18, Job 31:40; "thorns" in 2 Chr. 33:11, Cant. 2:2, Hos. 9:6. The word may be regarded as denoting the common thistle, of which there are many species which encumber the corn-fields of Palestine. (See [74]THORNS.)

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Nettle

(1.) Heb. haral, "pricking" or "burning," Prov. 24:30, 31 (R.V. marg., "wild vetches"); Job 30:7; Zeph. 2:9. Many have supposed that some thorny or prickly plant is intended by this word, such as the bramble, the thistle, the wild plum, the cactus or prickly pear, etc. It may probably be a species of mustard, the Sinapis arvensis, which is a pernicious weed abounding in corn-fields. Tristram thinks that this word "designates the prickly acanthus (Acanthus spinosus), a very common and troublesome weed in the plains of Palestine." (2.) Heb. qimmosh, Isa. 34:13; Hos. 9:6; Prov. 24:31 (in both versions, "thorns"). This word has been regarded as denoting thorns, thistles, wild camomile; but probably it is correctly rendered "nettle," the Urtica pilulifera, "a tall and vigorous plant, often 6 feet high, the sting of which is much more severe and irritating than that of our common nettle."

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Thistle

(1.) 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 Chr. 33:11; Prov. 26:9; Cant. 2:2; "brambles" in Isa. 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. (2.) Heb. dardar, meaning "a plant growing luxuriantly" (Gen. 3:18; Hos. 10:8); Gr. tribolos, "a triple point" (Matt. 7:16; Heb. 6:8, "brier," R.V. "thistle"). This was probably the star-thistle, called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa, or "caltrops," a weed common in corn-fields. (See [631]THORNS.)

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