Chesnut Tree
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary [1]
ערמון . This tree, which is mentioned only in Genesis 30:37 , and Ezekiel 31:8 , is by the Septuagint and Jerom rendered plane tree; and Drusius, Hiller, and most of the modern interpreters render it the same. The name is derived from a root which signifies nakedness; and it is often observed of the plane tree that the bark peels off from the trunk, leaving it naked, which peculiarity may have been the occasion of its Hebrew name. The son of Sirach says, "I grew up as a plane tree by the water," Sir_24:14 .
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
When the Assyrian is compared to a great tree it is described as excelling in its beauty the branches of the chesnut tree. Ezekiel 31:8 . It is identified with the 'Plane-tree' which grows in Palestine. It was known to Jacob. Genesis 30:37 . It is the Platanus orientalis. It thrives best in a rich moist soil, and is a noble and beautiful tree.
