קִמּוֹשׁqimmôwsh

thistles or nettles (Hosea 9:6; Isaiah 34:13; Proverbs 24:31)

Pronunciation: kim-moshe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7057

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 34:13 Thorns will overrun its palaces; nettles and thistles will grow in its forts. The ruins will become a haunt for jackals and a home for owls.
  • Hosea 9:6 Even if you escape destruction from Assyria, Egypt will conquer you, and Memphis will bury you. Nettles will take over your treasures of silver; thistles will invade your ruined homes.

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).