נַעֲצוּץnaʻătsûwts
thorn-bush (Isaiah 55:13; Isaiah 7:19)
Pronunciation: nah-ats-oots' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5285
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Isaiah 7:19 They will come in vast hordes and settle in the fertile areas and also in the desolate valleys, caves, and thorny places.
- Isaiah 55:13 Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name; they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).