| Easton's Bible Dictionary Hosea 4:13; rendered "terebinth" in the Revised Version. It is the Pistacia terebinthus of Linn., a tree common in Palestine, long-lived, and therefore often employed for landmarks and in designating places (Genesis 35:4; Judges 6:11, 19. Rendered "oak" in both A.V. and R.V.). (see TEIL TREE.) Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ELM elm:
Hosea 4:13 the King James Version, but in the Revised Version (British and American)
TEREBINTH (which see). |