Meaning
Bramble (1.) Hebrew atad , Judg 9:14; rendered "thorn," Ps 58:9. The LXX. and Vulgate render by rhamnus, a thorny shrub common in Palestine, resembling the hawthorn.
(2.) Hebrew hoah , Isa 34:13 (R.V. "thistles"); "thickets" in 1Sam 13:6; "thistles" in 2Kings 14:9, 2Chr 25:18, Job 31:40; "thorns" in 2Chr 33:11, Cant 2:2, Hos 9:6. The word may be regarded as denoting the common thistle, of which there are many species which encumber the corn-fields of Palestine. (See THORNS)
