Eshel אֵ֫שֶׁל
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| אֵ֫שֶׁל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eshel |
| Strong's number | H815 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | tamarisk |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (2) |
Eshel (Hebrew אֵ֫שֶׁל, Strong's H815) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “tamarisk”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
tamarisk tree
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tree (2), grove (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | tamarisk tree (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Eshel, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 21:33And Abraham planted a grove in Beer–sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God.And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 22:6When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.
- 1 Samuel 31:13And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).