Thistle: 1. Heb. hoah
(2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40) In
(Job 41:2) the Hebrew word
is rendered "thorn," but in the Revised Version "hook." It is
also rendered "thorn" in
(2 Chronicles 33:11; Proverbs 26:9; The Song of Solomon 2:2)
"brambles" in
(Isaiah 34:13) It is supposed to be a variety of
the wild plum-tree, but by some it is regarded as the common
thistle, of which there are many varieties in Palestine.
2. Heb. dardar, meaning "a plant growing luxuriantly"
(Genesis 3:18)
(Hosea 10:8) Gr. tribolos, "a triple point"
(Matthew 7:16; Hebrews 6:8)
"brier," R.V. "thistle". This was probably the star-thistle,
called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa, or "caltrops," a weed
common in corn-fields.
