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Lexicon :: Strong's H815 - 'ēšel

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אֵשֶׁל
Transliteration
'ēšel
Pronunciation
ay'-shel
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a root of uncertain signification
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 179a

Strong’s Definitions

אֵשֶׁל ʼêshel, ay'-shel; from a root of uncertain signification; a tamarisk tree; by extension, a grove of any kind:—grove, tree.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H815 in the following manner: grove (1x), tree (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H815 in the following manner: grove (1x), tree (2x).

  1. tamarisk tree

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵשֶׁל ʼêshel, ay'-shel; from a root of uncertain signification; a tamarisk tree; by extension, a grove of any kind:—grove, tree.
STRONGS H815: Abbreviations
† אֵ֫שֶׁל noun masculine tamarisk-tree (Arabic bdb007906, Sabean אתֿל SabDenkm65 compare DHMBS ii. 958; on an Aramaic אַתְלָא see LöwNo. 38; compare TristrFFP 250) planted by Abraham Genesis 21:33 (J); in 1 Samuel 22:6 Saul is dwelling בַּגִּבְעָה תַּחַתהָֿאֵשֶׁל בָּרָמָה; 1 Samuel 31:13 Saul and his sons are buried תַּחַתהָֿא׳; it was perhaps a sacred tree, marking shrine.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

21:33

1 Samuel

22:6; 31:13

H815

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H815 matches the Hebrew אֵשֶׁל ('ēšel),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:33 - Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD [in prayer], [fn]the Eternal God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:6 -

But 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 high place with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:13 - They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted [as a sign of mourning and respect] for seven days.
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