Willows (Easton)

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Heb. 'arabim (Leviticus 23:40; Job 40:22; Isaiah 15:7; 44:3,4; Psalm 137:1,2 ). This was supposed to be the weeping willow, called by Linnaeus Salix Babylonica, from the reference in Psalm 137 . This tree is frequently found 'on the coast, overhanging wells and pools. There is a conspicuous tree of"> 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 W Bible Dictionaries Willows 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 Wilderness Next Entry Wimple Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Willow Pillow Thompson Chain Reference Willows Pillows Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Willows at Babylon Bed, Pillow Dictionaries American Tract Society Willow Pillows Easton's Bible Dictionary Willows Fausset Bible Dictionary Willows, Brook of the Willows Pillows Holman Bible Dictionary Willow Pillow Brooks of the Willows Hastings' BibleDictionary Willow Pillow Hastings' NT Dictionary Pillow King James Dictionary Willow Wallowing Wallow (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Willow 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Willow Sunday Sunday, Willow Joseph Gillow (only first 3 shown) Smith Bible Dictionary Willows The Brook of The Willows Vines' Expository Dictionary Wallow Pillow Billows Wilson's Bible Types Willow (Tree) Wallow Pillow Webster Dictionary Tillow Sea Willow Pillowy (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Pillows Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Pillow Robert Gillow International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Billow Pillow Willow Tree (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Willow-Tree McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Pillow Willow Willow-Sunday (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Illowy, Bernhard Ridbaz (Willowski), Jacob David B. Zeeb Willow Lexicons ܐܶܣܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܒ݁ܶܣܳܕ݂ܝܳܐ ܥܽܘܪܓ݁ܳܠܳܐ κύλισμα , κυλισμός κυλίω προσκεφάλαιον גַּל , גַּל גָּלַל , גָּלַל כָּבִיר (only first 3 shown) Heb. 'arabim ( Leviticus 23:40 ; Job 40:22 ; Isaiah 15:7 ; 44:3,4 ; Psalm 137:1,2 ). This was supposed to be the weeping willow, called by Linnaeus Salix Babylonica, from the reference in Psalm 137 . This tree is frequently found "on the coast, overhanging wells and pools. There is a conspicuous tree of this species over a pond in the plain of Acre, and others on the Phoenician plain." There are several species of the salix in Palestine, but it is not indigenous to Babylonia, nor was it cultivated there. Some are of opinion that the tree intended is the tamarisk or poplar. Heb. tzaphtzaphah ( Ezekiel 17:5 ), called by the Arabs the safsaf, the general name for the willow. This may be the Salix AEgyptica of naturalists. Tristram thinks that by the "willow by the water-courses," the Nerium oleander, the rose-bay oleander, is meant. He says, "It fringes the Upper Jordan, dipping its wavy crown of red into the spray in the rapids under Hermon, and is nutured by the oozy marshes in the Lower Jordan nearly as far as to Jericho...On the Arnon, on the Jabbok, and the Yarmuk it forms a continuous fringe. In many of the streams of Moab it forms a complete screen, which the sun's rays can never penetrate to evaporate the precious moisture. The wild boar lies safely ensconced under its impervious cover."

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)