Tseʼel — H6628

Definition

masculine noun

the lotus tree

1. a kind of lotus
1. a thorny lotus shrub

Usually translated as

shady tree

Origin

from an unused root meaning to be slender

Greek equivalents

• déndron (G1186)

Occurrences

Tseʼel occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (2)

• Job 40:21 — He lieth under the shady trees (צֶאֱלִ֥ים), in the covert of the reed, and fens.
• Job 40:22 — The shady trees (צֶאֱלִ֣ים) cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.