אֵשֶׁל
ʼêshel · H815 · Hebrew · 3 occurrences
Thing
- TamariskWild Trees and Shrubs3 verses
Meanings
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tamarisk tree
Small, fast-growing tree, about 10 m. high, to be found abundantly in deserts, dunes, and salt marshes; leafless, has green branches, and a wide crown; this tree has small white flowers, and its fruit is a capsule with feathery seeds; tamarix aphylla; has durable wood; could have a link with cultic worship
ExamplesGenesis 21:33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.
1 Samuel 22:6 Then Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. Now Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing in front of him.
1 Samuel 31:13 And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and fasted for seven days.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- נָטַעto plant 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- תַּחַתunder, below, instead of 4
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Near synonyms 3 words
- עֵץ ʻêts · H6086 · tree, (piece of) wood, lumber
- עֵץ is the common Hebrew word for 'tree' in general, while אֵשֶׁל appears to refer to a specific type of tree (possibly tamarisk) or sacred grove; both can denote trees but אֵשֶׁל may carry more specific or cultic associations.
- אֵלָה ʼêlâh · H424 · terebinth
- אֵלָה refers to a specific type of tree (terebinth or oak) often associated with sacred sites, similar to how אֵשֶׁל appears in cultic contexts; both denote specific tree types rather than trees in general.
- אַלּוֹן ʼallôwn · H437 · oak tree
- אַלּוֹן denotes a specific tree type (oak) and like אֵשֶׁל is sometimes found in contexts involving sacred sites or memorial trees.
In the other Testament 1 word
- δένδρον déndron · G1186 · tree, bush
- δένδρον is the standard Greek word for 'tree' and serves as the natural translation equivalent for אֵשֶׁל when referring to a tree in general contexts.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Trees001002007002
- אֵשֶׁל names the tamarisk tree, planted by Abraham at Beersheba and later the tree under which Saul sat and where Saul's bones were later buried.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H815. eshel אֵ֫שֶׁל noun masculine tamarisk-tree (Arabic , Sabean אתֿל SabDenkm65 compare…
אֵ֫שֶׁל noun masculine tamarisk-tree (Arabic , Sabean אתֿל SabDenkm65 compare DHMBS ii. 958; on an Aramaic אַתְלָא see LöwNo. 38; compare TristrFFP 250) planted by Abraham Gen 21:33 (J); in 1Sa 22:6 Saul is dwelling בָּרָמָה תַּחַתהָֿאֵשֶׁל בַּגִּבְעָה; 1Sa 31:13 Saul and his sons are buried ׳תַּחַתהָֿא; it was perhaps a sacred tree, marking shrine.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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