HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3839
לִבְנֶה
liv.neh — poplar
1) poplar, white poplar 1a) a tree which exudes milky-white gum
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Poplar
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G8187
λεύκη
leukē — white poplar
1. white leprosy , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 2. the white poplar , Lat. populus alba, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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στυράκινος
sturakinos — of a green poplar
made of the wood of the tree στύραξ, (Strabo Geographus) (ML)
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Heb. libneh, “white”, (Gen. 30:37; Hos. 4:13), in all probability the storax tree (Styrax officinalis) or white poplar, distinguished by its white blossoms and pale leaves. It is common in the Anti-Libanus. Other species of the poplar are found in Palestine, such as the white poplar (P. alba) of our own country, the black poplar (P. nigra), and the aspen (P. tremula). (See WILLOW.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.