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Bramble

1

Hebrew atad, Judg 9:14; rendered “thorn,” Ps 58:9. The LXX. and Vulgate render by rhamnus, a thorny shrub common in Palestine, resembling the hawthorn.

2

Hebrew hoah, Isa 34:13 (R.V. “thistles”); “thickets” in 1 Sam 13:6; “thistles” in 2 Kgs 14:9, 2 Chr. 25:18, Job 31:40; “thorns” in 2 Chr 33:11, Song 2:2, Hos 9:6. The word may be regarded as denoting the common thistle, of which there are many species which encumber the corn-fields of Palestine.

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread. Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).