Nettle (Easton)
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Heb. haral, 'pricking' or 'burning,' Proverbs 24:30,31 (RSV marg., 'wild vetches'); Job 30:7; Zephaniah 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"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter N Bible Dictionaries Nettle Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Netophah Next Entry New Moon, Feast of Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Nettles Thompson Chain Reference Nettles Dictionaries American Tract Society Nettle Easton's Bible Dictionary Nettle Fausset Bible Dictionary Nettle Holman Bible Dictionary Nettle Hastings' BibleDictionary Nettle King James Dictionary Nettle Morrish Bible Dictionary Nettles People's Bible Dictionary Nettle Smith Bible Dictionary Nettle Wilson's Bible Types Nettle Webster Dictionary Sea Nettle Nettling Nettles (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Nettles Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Nettle Nettle Tree International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Nettles Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Nettles McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Nettle Lexicons חָרולּ סִרְפָּד קִמּוֹשׂ Heb. haral, "pricking" or "burning," Proverbs 24:30,31 (RSV marg., "wild vetches"); Job 30:7 ; Zephaniah 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." Heb. qimmosh, Isaiah 34:13 ; Hosea 9:6 ; Proverbs 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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