Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7574 |
|---|---|
| Word: | רֶתֶם רוֹתֶם |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7573 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | rethem |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | reh'-them (or rothem {ro'-them}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. the Spanish broom (from its pole-like stems) |
| KJV Renderings: | juniper (tree). |
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רֹ֫תֶם noun masculine 1Kgs 19:5 a kind of broom-shrub, broom-plant, retem (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5203] (on form Lag BN 152); ᵑ7 רִיתְמָא, all = Biblical Hebrew); — absolute אֶחָד ׳ ר 1Kgs 19:5, אחת ׳ ר V:4 Kt (אֶחָד Qr ); plural שֹׁרֶשׁ רְתָמִים לַחְמָם Job 30:4 (on text see Bu Che below); גַּחֲלֵי רְתָמִים Ps 120:4, RobBR i. 84, 203, 205, 500 LöwNo. 313 PostHastings, DB 'Juniper' CheEncy. Bib. 'Juniper'.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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