This noun appears in two verses with similar meaning. In Jeremiah 4:7, a lion 'has gone up from his thicket'—the dense undergrowth where lions lair. In Psalm 74:5, the text describes enemies like those wielding axes 'in a thicket of trees' (though this verse's text is difficult). The term refers to tangled, dense vegetation—undergrowth thick enough to provide cover for predators or to require clearing with axes. The imagery evokes wild, untamed nature, fitting for describing both the lion's lair and the forest requiring human effort to penetrate.