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Willow Tree
WILLOW TREE (עֲרָבָה, H6857, sometimes called Salix Tree; צַפְצָפָה, H7628, waterwillow or osier).
The willow tree, or trees, are mentioned six times in Scripture—five times as ’ereb and once as ṩapṩāpâ in
The “green withs” with which Samson was bound (
Did the harps of
A choice must be made between the following Salixes—Salix alba, Salix acmophylla, Salix fragilis and Salix safsaf, all of which grow well in Pal. esp. alongside the streams. The most probable species is Salix safsaf, because it resembles the Heb. word ṩapṩāpâ.
Moffatt prefers the poplar when tr. “ereb” in
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
Comparison with the Arabic cafcaf, "the willow," makes it very probable that thc translation of