Thorn (Easton)

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Heb. hedek (Proverbs 15:19 ), rendered 'brier' in Micah 7:4 . Some thorny plant, of the Solanum family, suitable for hedges. This is probably the so-called 'apple of Sodom,' which grows very abundantly in the Jordan valley. 'It is a shrubby plant, from 3 to 5 feet high, with very branching stems,"> 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! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter T Bible Dictionaries Thorn 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 Thomas Next Entry Thorn in the Flesh Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Thorn Scofield Reference Index Thorn Thompson Chain Reference Thorns Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Thistles & Thorns Dictionaries American Tract Society Thorns Thistles and Thorns Easton's Bible Dictionary Thorn in the Flesh Thorn Crown of Thorns Fausset Bible Dictionary Thorn Holman Bible Dictionary Thorn in the Flesh Crown of Thorns Hastings' BibleDictionary Thorns, Thistles, Etc Hastings' NT Dictionary Thorns Thistles Thorns Thorn in the Flesh (only first 3 shown) King James Dictionary Thorn Morrish Bible Dictionary Thorns, Thistles Thorn in the Flesh Crown of Thorns 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Thorns, Crown of Thorne, John, Blessed Thorn, Glastonbury (only first 3 shown) People's Bible Dictionary Crown of Thorns Smith Bible Dictionary Thorns Crown of Thorns Vines' Expository Dictionary Thorn, Thorns Whyte's Bible Characters The Thorn in Paul's Flesh Wilson's Bible Types Thorn Webster Dictionary Thorn-Headed Thorn Lasstonbury Thorn (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Thorn Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Thorn (Botany) Thorn, Germany Thorne (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Crown of Thorns Thorn in the Flesh Thorns; Thistles; Etc. Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Thorns and Thistles McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Crown of Thorns Thorn Thorn in the Flesh (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Thorn The Catholic Encyclopedia Crown of Thorns Feast of the Crown of Thorns The Jewish Encyclopedia Thorn Thorns and Thistles Lexicons ܟ݁ܽܘܒ݁ܶܐ ܥܰܘܙܢܳܝܳܐ ܫܰܦ݂ܝܳܐ ἄκανθα ἀκάνθινος βάτοσ (only first 3 shown) אָטָד , אָטָד דֶּבֶר , דֶּבֶר חֵדֶק (only first 3 shown) Heb. hedek ( Proverbs 15:19 ), rendered "brier" in Micah 7:4 . Some thorny plant, of the Solanum family, suitable for hedges. This is probably the so-called "apple of Sodom," which grows very abundantly in the Jordan valley. "It is a shrubby plant, from 3 to 5 feet high, with very branching stems, thickly clad with spines, like those of the English brier, with leaves very large and woolly on the under side, and thorny on the midriff." Heb. kotz ( Genesis 3:18 ; Hosea 10:8 ), rendered Akantha By the LXX. In the New Testament this word Akantha Is also rendered "thorns" ( Matthew 7:16 ; 13:7 ; Hebrews 6:8 ). The word seems to denote any thorny or prickly plant ( Jeremiah 12:13 ). It has been identified with the Ononis spinosa by some. Heb. na'atzutz ( Isaiah 7:19 ; 55:13 ). This word has been interpreted as denoting the Zizyphus spina Christi, or the jujube-tree. It is supposed by some that the crown of thorns placed in wanton cruelty by the Roman soldiers on our Saviour's brow before his crucifixion was plaited of branches of this tree. It overruns a great part of the Jordan valley. It is sometimes called the lotus-tree. "The thorns are long and sharp and recurved, and often create a festering wound." It often grows to a great size. (See CROWN OF THORNS .) Heb. atad ( Psalm 58:9 ) is rendered in the LXX. and Vulgate by Rhamnus, or Lycium Europoeum, a thorny shrub, which is common all over Palestine. From its resemblance to the box it is frequently called the box-thorn.

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