KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

1. Hebrew atad, Judges 9:14; rendered "thorn," Psalms 58:9. The LXX. and Vulgate render by rhamnus, a thorny shrub common in Palestine, resembling the hawthorn.

2. Hebrew hoah, Isaiah 34:13 (R.V. "thistles"); "thickets" in 1 Samuel 13:6; "thistles" in 2 Kings 14:9, 2 Chronicles 25:18, Job 31:40; "thorns" in 2 Chronicles 33:11, Song of Solomon 2:2, Hosea 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.)

General references
Isaiah 34:13; Luke 6:44

Allegory of
Judges 9:14-15

[THORNS]

BRAM'BLE, noun The raspberry bush or blackberry bush; a general name of the genus rubus, of which there are several species. They are armed with prickles; hence in common language, any rough, prickly shrub.

BRAM'BLEBUSH, noun [bramble and bush.] The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together.

BRAM'BLED, adjective Overgrown with brambles.

BRAM'BLE-NET, noun [bramble and net.] A hallier, or a net to catch birds.