Quick Definition
thorn
Strong's Definition
a thorn; hence, a cactus-hedge
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be prickly;
KJV Usage: thorn.
TWOT Reference: 1936a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) thorn, barb
1a) meaning dubious
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צֵן (tsen) — thorn. 1) thorn, barb 1a) meaning uncertain
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Plants
thorns = small, sharp-pointed projections on the stem of a plant; ≈ associated with hardship
Tools
(fish) hook exact meaning uncertain but likely = a pointed object used as a tool to pierce or attach to an animal or object; ≈ associated with control
1 JOB 5:5 NJPS "baskets" | NJB "their mouths"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[צֵן] n.[m.] thorn ? barb ? base