Bible Dictionary: Briars

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Strong's Hebrew

1303. barqanim -- briars
... 1302, 1303. barqanim. 1304 . briars. Transliteration: barqanim Phonetic
Spelling: (bar-kwan') Short Definition: briers. Word Origin ...
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8068. shamir -- a thorn, adamant, flint
... 8067, 8068. shamir. 8069 . a thorn, adamant, flint. Transliteration: shamir
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-meer') Short Definition: briars. ...
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2336. choach -- briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter
... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter
NASB Word Usage briars (1), hook (1), hooks (1), thickets (1), thistles (1 ...
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Library

Of the Affections, and the Opinion of the Peripatetics Respecting ...
... For as a field which is naturally fruitful produces an abundant crop of briars,
[1197] so the mind which is uncultivated is overgrown with vices flourishing of ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xv of the affections and.htm

The Adventures of Saint David of Wales.
... to beguile the way, they at length reached the confines of a dreadful forest, the
trees twisting and twining in every direction, and briars and creepers of all ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter ten the adventures of.htm

Book I to Pleasant Songs My Work was Erstwhile Given, and Bright ...
... These are they who stifle the fruit-bearing harvest of reason with the barren briars
of the passions: they free not the minds of men from disease, but accustom ...
/.../boethius/the consolation of philosophy/book i to pleasant songs.htm

Immeasurable Love
... Enmity to him, hatred to his truth, disregard of his law, rebellion against his
commandments; those were the thorns and briars which covered the waste land ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 31 1885/immeasurable love.htm

Endurance of the World's Censure.
... SERMON X. Endurance of the World's Censure. "And thou, son of man, be not afraid
of them; neither be afraid of their words, though briars and thorns be with ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon x endurance of the.htm

The Well-Beloved's vineyard.
... Thorns and briars were all our growth naturally, but He bought us with a price,
He hedged us about, and set us apart for Himself, and then He planted and ...
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What Lasts, and what Passes Away.
... away.". Another scene. The Angel armed with the flaming sword drives our
parents forth, the earth brings forth thorns and briars. Man ...
/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/lxii what lasts and what.htm

The Life of Adam
... and wholesome fruits plenteously, from henceforth shall bring forth but seldom,
and also none without man's labor, and also sometime weeds, briars, and thorns ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the life of adam.htm

The Sluggard's Farm
... Many are stung by nettles, but few are taught by them. Some men are hurt
by briars, but here is one who was improved by them. Wisdom ...
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Trust in God --True Wisdom
... He will soon cut his feet if he does not pick his steps. He will soon tear his
garments with thorns and briars if he does not choose his way. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/sermons on proverbs/trust in godtrue wisdom.htm

Thesaurus

Briars (11 Occurrences)
...Briars (11 Occurrences). Hebrews 6:8 but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is
found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end is to be burned. (DBY). ...
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Bribe (27 Occurrences)

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Joyous (10 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Isaiah 32:13 Thorns and briars will come up on my people's
land; yes, on all the houses of joy in the joyous city. ...
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Weed (3 Occurrences)
... Job 31:40 let briars grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley."
The words of Job are ended. (Root in WEB JPS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Thistles (9 Occurrences)
... (See JPS DBY NAS). Isaiah 32:13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thistles
and briars, yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city. (DBY). ...
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Briar (2 Occurrences)

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Cultivated (8 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 5:6 and I will make it a waste it shall not be pruned nor cultivated, but
there shall come up briars and thorns; and I will command the clouds that they ...
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Stinkweed (1 Occurrence)
... Stinkweed (1 Occurrence). Job 31:40 let briars grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed
instead of barley." The words of Job are ended. (WEB NAS). ...
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Shadow (72 Occurrences)
... death," and the idea of "the valley of the shadow of death" was most probably derived
from the deep ravines, darkened by over-hanging briars, etc., through ...
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Dwellest (27 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid
of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among ...
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Bible Concordance

Briars (11 Occurrences)

Hebrews 6:8 but bringing forth thorns and briars, it is found worthless and nigh to a curse, whose end is to be burned.
(DBY)

Job 31:40 let briars grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.
(WEB NAS)

Isaiah 5:6 and I will make it a waste it shall not be pruned nor cultivated, but there shall come up briars and thorns; and I will command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
(DBY NAS)

Isaiah 7:23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silver pieces, shall become briars and thorns:
(DBY NAS)

Isaiah 7:24 with arrows and with the bow shall they come thither, for the whole land shall become briars and thorns.
(DBY NAS)

Isaiah 7:25 And all mountains that have been dug up with the hoe thither will they not come, from fear of briars and thorns; and they shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of small cattle.
(DBY NAS)

Isaiah 9:18 For wickedness burneth as a fire: it devoureth briars and thorns, and kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they go rolling up like a pillar of smoke.
(DBY NAS)

Isaiah 10:17 and the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briars in one day,
(DBY NAS)

Isaiah 27:4 Fury is not in me. Oh that I had briars and thorns in battle against me! I would march against them, I would burn them together.
(DBY NAS)

Isaiah 32:13 Thorns and briars will come up on my people's land; yes, on all the houses of joy in the joyous city.
(WEB DBY NAS)

Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and be not afraid of their words; for briars and thorns are with thee, and thou dwellest among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, and be not dismayed at their faces; for they are a rebellious house.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Briars

Related Terms

Bribe (27 Occurrences)

Joyous (10 Occurrences)

Weed (3 Occurrences)

Thistles (9 Occurrences)

Briar (2 Occurrences)

Cultivated (8 Occurrences)

Stinkweed (1 Occurrence)

Shadow (72 Occurrences)

Dwellest (27 Occurrences)