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<p> ''''' ash ''''' ( ארן , <i> ''''' 'ōren ''''' </i> ; the Revised Version (British and American) [[Fir Tree]]; the Revised Version, margin Ash): A maker of idols "planteth a fir-tree (margin, "ash"), and the rain doth nourish it" ( Isaiah 44:14 ). It is a suggestion as old as Luther that the final letter ן , "n", was originally a ז , "z", and that the word should be <i> ''''' 'erez ''''' </i> , "cedar"; the chief objection is that cedar occurs just before in the same verse. The word <i> ''''' 'ōren ''''' </i> seems to be connected with the [[Assyrian]] <i> ''''' irin ''''' </i> , meaning fir or cedar or allied tree. "Fir" has support from the [[Septuagint]] and from the rabbis. Post ( <i> HDB </i> ) suggests as probable the stone pine, <i> Pinus pinea </i> , which has been extensively planted round Beirût and unlike most planted trees flourishes without artificial watering - "the rain doth nourish it." </p> <p> The translation "ash" was probably suggested by the fanciful resemblance of the [[Hebrew]] <i> ''''' 'ōren ''''' </i> and the Latin <i> ornus </i> , the manna ash of Europe. Three varieties of ash flourish in Syria, <i> Fraxinus ornus </i> , <i> F. excelsior </i> and <i> F. oxycarpa </i> . The last mentioned, which is common in parts of North Palestine, being a large tree some 30 to 40 ft. high, might suit the context were there anything philological to support the idea. </p> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
ash ( ארן , 'ōren ; the Revised Version (British and American) Fir Tree; the Revised Version, margin Ash): A maker of idols "planteth a fir-tree (margin, "ash"), and the rain doth nourish it" ( Isaiah 44:14 ). It is a suggestion as old as Luther that the final letter ן , "n", was originally a ז , "z", and that the word should be 'erez , "cedar"; the chief objection is that cedar occurs just before in the same verse. The word 'ōren seems to be connected with the Assyrian irin , meaning fir or cedar or allied tree. "Fir" has support from the Septuagint and from the rabbis. Post ( HDB ) suggests as probable the stone pine, Pinus pinea , which has been extensively planted round Beirût and unlike most planted trees flourishes without artificial watering - "the rain doth nourish it."
The translation "ash" was probably suggested by the fanciful resemblance of the Hebrew 'ōren and the Latin ornus , the manna ash of Europe. Three varieties of ash flourish in Syria, Fraxinus ornus , F. excelsior and F. oxycarpa . The last mentioned, which is common in parts of North Palestine, being a large tree some 30 to 40 ft. high, might suit the context were there anything philological to support the idea.
