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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 Box Gen 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:33 - Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the LORD, the Eternal God.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:6 - The news of his arrival in Judah soon reached Saul. At the time, the king was sitting beneath the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, holding his spear and surrounded by his officers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:13 - Then they took their bones and buried them beneath the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.
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