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THORNS @ kjv@Genesis:3:18; kjv@Job:41:2; kjv@Matthew:13:7; kjv@Matthew:27:29; kjv@Hebrews:6:8

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THORNS - T>@ - and Thistles. There appear to be eighteen or twenty Hebrew words which point to different kinds of prickly or thorny shrubs. These words are variously rendered in the Authorized Version By "thorns," "briers," "thistles," etc. Palestine abounded in a great variety of such plants. ("Travellers call the holy land ’a land of thorns.’ Giant thistles, growing to the height of a man on horseback, frequently spread over regions once rich and fruitful, as they do on the pampas of South America; and many of the most interesting historic spats and ruins are rendered almost inaccessible by thickets of fiercely-armed buckthorns. Entire fields are covered with the troublesome creeping stems of the spinous ononis , while the bare hillsides are studded with the dangerous capsules of the puliuris and tribulus . Roses of the most prickly kinds abound on the lower slopes of Hermon; while the sub-tropical valleys of Judea are choked up in many places by the thorny lycium ."
Biblical Things not generally Known.) Crown of thorns.
The crown which was put in derision upon our Lord’s head before his crucifixion, is by some supposed to have been the Rhamnus , or Spina Christi ; but although abundant in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, it cannot be the plant intended, because its thorns are so strong and large that it could not have been woven into a wreath. The large-leaved acanthus (bear’s-foot) is totally unsuited for the purpose. Had the acacia been intended, as some suppose, the phrase would have been ex akanthes . Obviously some small, flexile, thorny shrub is meant; perhaps Cappares spinosae . Hasselquist ("Travels," p. 260) says that the thorn used was the Arabian nabk . "It was very suitable for their purpose, as it has many sharp thorns, which inflict painful wounds; and its flexible, pliant and round branches might easily be plaited in the form of a crown." It also resembles the rich dark crown green of the triumphal ivy-wreath, which would give additional pungency to its ironical purpose.

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Thorn @

(1.) Heb. hedek kjv@Proverbs:15:19), rendered "brier" in kjv@Micah:7:4. Some thorny plant, of the Solanum family, suitable for hedges. This is probably the so-called "apple of Sodom," which grows very abundantly in the Jordan valley. "It is a shrubby plant, from 3 to 5 feet high, with very branching stems, thickly clad with spines, like those of the English brier, with leaves very large and woolly on the under side, and thorny on the midriff."

(2.) Heb. kotz kjv@Genesis:3:18; kjv@Hosea:10:8), rendered akantha by the LXX. In the New Testament this word akantha is also rendered "thorns" kjv@Matthew:7:16 kjv@Matthew:13:7; kjv@Hebrews:6:8). The word seems to denote any thorny or prickly plant kjv@Jeremiah:12:13). It has been identified with the Ononis spinosa by some.

(3.) Heb. na'atzutz kjv@Isaiah:7:19 kjv@Isaiah:55:13). This word has been interpreted as denoting the Zizyphus spina Christi, or the jujube-tree. It is supposed by some that the crown of thorns placed in wanton cruelty by the Roman soldiers on our Saviour's brow before his crucifixion was plaited of branches of this tree. It overruns a great part of the Jordan valley. It is sometimes called the lotus-tree. "The thorns are long and sharp and recurved, and often create a festering wound." It often grows to a great size. (
See CROWN OF THORNS.)

(4.) Heb. atad kjv@Psalms:58:9) is rendered in the LXX. and Vulgate by Rhamnus, or Lycium Europoeum, a thorny shrub, which is common all over Palestine. From its resemblance to the box it is frequently called the box-thorn.

Thorn in the flesh @ ( kjv@2Corinthians:12:7-10). Many interpretations have been given of this passage.

(1.) Roman Catholic writers think that it denotes suggestions to impiety.

(2.) Luther, Calvin, and other Reformers interpret the expression as denoting temptation to unbelief.

(3.) Others suppose the expression refers to "a pain in the ear or head," epileptic fits, or, in general, to some severe physical infirmity, which was a hindrance to the apostle in his work (comp. kjv@1Corinthians:2:3; kjv@2Corinthians:10:10 kjv@2Corinthians:11:30; kjv@Galatians:4:13-14 kjv@Galatians:6:17). With a great amount of probability, it has been alleged that his malady was defect of sight, consequent on the dazzling light which shone around him at his conversion, acute opthalmia. This would account for the statements in kjv@Galatians:4:14; kjv@2Corinthians:10:10; also kjv@Acts:23:5, and for his generally making use of the help of an amanuensis (comp. kjv@Romans:16:22, etc.).

(4.) Another view which has been maintained is that this "thorn" consisted in an infirmity of temper, to which he occasionally gave way, and which interfered with his success (comp. kjv@Acts:15:39 kjv@Acts:23:2-5). If we consider the fact, "which the experience of God's saints in all ages has conclusively established, of the difficulty of subduing an infirmity of temper, as well as the pain, remorse, and humiliation such an infirmity is wont to cause to those who groan under it, we may be inclined to believe that not the least probable hypothesis concerning the 'thorn' or 'stake' in the flesh is that the loving heart of the apostle bewailed as his sorest trial the misfortune that, by impatience in word, he had often wounded those for whom he would willingly have given his life" (Lias's Second Cor., Introd.).

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THORN @
- The ground cursed with kjv@Genesis:3:18
- Used .As an awl kjv@Job:41:2 .For fuel kjv@Psalms:58:9; kjv@Psalms:118:12; kjv@Ecclesiastes:7:6 .Hedges formed of kjv@Hosea:2:6; kjv@Micah:7:4 .Crown of, mockingly put on Jesus' head kjv@Matthew:27:29; kjv@Mark:15:17; kjv@John:19:2 kjv@John:19:5

- FIGURATIVE .Of afflictions kjv@Numbers:33:55; kjv@2Corinthians:12:7 .Of the adversities of the wicked kjv@Proverbs:22:5 .Of the evils that spring from the heart to choke the truth kjv@Matthew:13:7 kjv@Matthew:13:22

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kjv@STRING:Abel-shittim <HITCHCOCK>@ mourning of thorns - HITCHCOCK-A

kjv@STRING:Ahoah <HITCHCOCK>@ a live brother; my thorn or thistle - HITCHCOCK-A

kjv@STRING:Atad <HITCHCOCK>@ a thorn - HITCHCOCK-A

kjv@STRING:Coz <HITCHCOCK>@ a thorn - HITCHCOCK-C

kjv@STRING:Hakkoz <HITCHCOCK>@ a thorn; summer; an end - HITCHCOCK-H

kjv@STRING:Shamer <HITCHCOCK>@ keeper; thorn; dregs - HITCHCOCK-S

kjv@STRING:Shemer <HITCHCOCK>@ guardian; thorn - HITCHCOCK-S

kjv@STRING:Shimri <HITCHCOCK>@ thorn; dregs - HITCHCOCK-S

kjv@STRING:Shittim <HITCHCOCK>@ thorns - HITCHCOCK-S

kjv@STRING:Sivan <HITCHCOCK>@ a bush or thorn - HITCHCOCK-S

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THORNS @ kjv@Genesis:3:18; kjv@Job:41:2; kjv@Matthew:13:7; kjv@Matthew:27:29; kjv@Hebrews:6:8

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H1303 <STRHEB>@ בּרקן barqân bar-kawn' From H1300; a thorn (perhaps as burning brightly): - brier.

H1863 <STRHEB>@ דּרדּר dardar dar-dar' Of uncertain derivation; a thorn: - thistle.

H2312 <STRHEB>@ חדק chêdeq khay'-dek From an unused root meaning to sting; a prickly plant: - {brier} thorn.

H2336 <STRHEB>@ חוח chôach kho'-akh From an unused root apparently meaning to pierce; a thorn; by analogy a ring for the nose: - {bramble} {thistle} thorn.

H2738 <STRHEB>@ חרל חרוּל chârûl chârûl {khaw-rool'} khaw-rool' Apparently passive participle of an unused root probably meaning to be prickly; properly {pointed} that {is} a bramble or other thorny weed: - nettle.

H329 <STRHEB>@ אטד 'âţâd aw-tawd From an unused root probably meaning to pierce or make fast; a thorn tree (especially the buckthorn): - {Atad} {bramble} thorn.

H4534 <STRHEB>@ מסוּכה mesûkâh mes-oo-kaw' For H4881; a hedge: - thorn hedge.

H5285 <STRHEB>@ נעצוּץ na‛ătsûts nah-ats-oots' From an unused root meaning to prick; probably a brier; by implication a thicket of thorny bushes: - thorn.

H5518 <STRHEB>@ סרה סירה סיר sîyr sîyrâh sirâh {seer} {see-raw'} see-raw' From a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication a hook: - {caldron} {fishhook} {pan} ([wash-]) {pot} thorn.

H5544 <STRHEB>@ סלּון סלּון sillôn sallôn {sil-lone'} sal-lone' From H5541; a prickle (as if pendulous): - {brier} thorn.

H5570 <STRHEB>@ סנאה senâ'âh sen-aw-aw' From an unused root meaning to prick; thorny; {Senaah} a place in Palestine: - {Senaah} Hassenaah [with the article.

H5573 <STRHEB>@ סנה seneh seh'-neh The same as H5572; thorn; {Seneh} a crag in Palestine: - Seneh.

H6791 <STRHEB>@ צן tsên tsane From an unused root meaning to be prickly; a thorn; hence a cactus hedge: - thorn.

H6796 <STRHEB>@ צנן צנין tsânîyn tsânin {tsaw-neen'} tsaw-neen From the same as H6791; a thorn: - thorn.

H6975 <STRHEB>@ קץ קוץ qôts qôts {kotse} kotse From H6972 (in the sense of pricking); a thorn: - thorn.

H7063 <STRHEB>@ קמּשׁון qimmâshôn kim-maw-shone' From the same as H7057; a prickly plant: - thorn.

H7848 <STRHEB>@ שׁטּים שׁטּה shiţţâh shiţţîym {shit-taw'} shit-teem' Feminine of a derivative (the second form being only in the {plural} meaning the sticks of wood) from the same as H7850; the acacia (from its scourging thorns): - {shittah} shittim. See also H1029.

H7898 <STRHEB>@ שׁית shayith shah'-yith From H7896; scrub or {trash} that {is} wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field): - thorns.

H7905 <STRHEB>@ שׂכּה ώûkkâh sook-kaw' Feminine of H7900 in the sense of H7899; a dart (as pointed like a thorn): - barbed iron.

H8068 <STRHEB>@ שׁמיר shâmîyr shaw-meer' From H8104 in the original sense of pricking; a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a {gem} probably the diamond: - adamant ({stone}) {brier} diamond.

H8104 <STRHEB>@ שׁמר shâmar shaw-mar' A primitive root; properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc.: - {beware} be {circumspect} take heed (to {self}) keep ({-er} {self}) {mark} look {narrowly} {observe} {preserve} {regard} {reserve} save ({self}) {sure} (that lay) wait ({for}) watch (-man).

G173 <STRGRK>@ ἄκανθα akantha ak'-an-thah Probably from the same as G188; a thorn: - thorn.

G174 <STRGRK>@ ἀκάνθινος akanthinos ak-an'-thee-nos From G173; thorny: - of thorns.

G4647 <STRGRK>@ σκόλοψ skolops skol'-ops Perhaps form the base of G4628 and G3700; withered at the front that is a point or prickle (figuratively a bodily annoyance or disability): - thorn.

G5146 <STRGRK>@ τρίβολος tribolos trib'-ol-os From G5140 and G956; properly a crow foot (three pronged obstruction in war) that is (by analogy) a thorny plant (caltrop): - brier thistle.