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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54483" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54483" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Tamarisk]] </strong> ( <em> ’çshel </em> ). This name occurs in | <p> <strong> [[Tamarisk]] </strong> ( <em> ’çshel </em> ). This name occurs in RV [Note: Revised Version.] (only) three times; [[Genesis]] 21:33 AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘ <strong> grove </strong> ,’ mg. ‘tree’; 1 Samuel 22:6 AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘tree,’ mg. ‘grove’; 1 Samuel 31:13 AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘tree.’ The RV [Note: Revised Version.] rendering is based upon an identification of the Heb. <em> ’çshel </em> with the Arab. [Note: Arabic.] <em> ’âthl </em> . RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] gives ‘tamarisk’ for <strong> heath </strong> of EV [Note: English Version.] in Jeremiah 17:6 (cf. Jeremiah 48:6 ), but probably a species of juniper is intended here. There are some eight species of tamarisks in Palestine; they are most common in the Maritime Plain and the [[Jordan]] Valley. Though mostly but shrubs, some species attain to the size of large trees. They are characterized by their brittle feathery branches and minute scale-like leaves. </p> <p> E. W. G. Masterman. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_182963" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_182963" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) Any shrub or tree of the genus Tamarix, the species of which are European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An [[Arabian]] species | <p> (n.) Any shrub or tree of the genus Tamarix, the species of which are European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An [[Arabian]] species (T. mannifera) is the source of one kind of manna. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44329" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44329" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9076" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_9076" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' tam´a ''''' - ''''' risk ''''' : (1) אשׁל , <i> ''''' 'ēshel ''''' </i> ( Genesis 21:33 , the King James Version "grove," margin "tree"; 1 Samuel 22:6 , the King James Version "tree," margin "grove"; 1 Samuel 31:13 , the King James Version "tree"). The Revised Version (British and American) translation is due to the similarity of <i> ''''''ēshel''''' </i> to the Arabic 'athl, "the tamarisk." (2) ערער , <i> '''''‛ar‛ār''''' </i> ( Jeremiah 17:6 margin (compare Jeremiah 48:6 ), English [[Versions]] of the Bible "heath" (which see)). The tamarisk ( <i> Tamarix </i> , with various species in Palestine, chiefly <i> | <p> ''''' tam´a ''''' - ''''' risk ''''' : (1) אשׁל , <i> ''''' 'ēshel ''''' </i> ( Genesis 21:33 , the King James Version "grove," margin "tree"; 1 Samuel 22:6 , the King James Version "tree," margin "grove"; 1 Samuel 31:13 , the King James Version "tree"). The Revised Version (British and American) translation is due to the similarity of <i> ''''' 'ēshel ''''' </i> to the Arabic 'athl, "the tamarisk." (2) ערער , <i> ''''' ‛ar‛ār ''''' </i> ( Jeremiah 17:6 margin (compare Jeremiah 48:6 ), English [[Versions]] of the Bible "heath" (which see)). The tamarisk ( <i> Tamarix </i> , with various species in Palestine, chiefly <i> T. Syriaca </i> ) is a very characteristic tree of Palestine, especially in the Maritime Plain, near the sea itself, and in the Jordan Valley. [[Eight]] species are described. They are characterized by their brittle, feathery branches and by their tiny scale-like leaves. Some varieties flourish not infrequently in salty soil unsuited to any ordinary vegetation. </p> | ||
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