H6196 H6196
Plane tree or chestnut tree; a tree with distinctive bark used in Jacob's breeding strategy
This tree is traditionally identified as the plane tree, named for its bark that naturally peels or can be stripped. Genesis 30:37 describes Jacob stripping bark from plane, almond, and poplar branches for his livestock breeding scheme. Ezekiel 31:8 mentions plane trees in Eden's garden as part of the magnificent imagery comparing Assyria to a great cedar. The plane tree was notable in the ancient Near East for its size and distinctive appearance.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A masculine noun designating the plane tree (Platanus orientalis). The Genesis context involves Jacob peeling its bark to create striped rods ('de castaño,' 'platane'), while Ezekiel uses plural 'plane trees' among Eden's splendors. The Hebrew name likely derives from the stripped or peeled appearance of the bark. Cross-linguistic variation ('castaño' vs. 'plátano') reflects ongoing botanical identification debates, but ancient sources consistently point to a large, impressive tree with notable bark. 2×
AR["وَدُلْبٌ", "وَدُلْبٍ"]·ben["আর-প্লেন-গাছের", "না-"]·DE["[וערמנים]", "und-Platane"]·EN["and-plane-tree", "and-plane-trees"]·FR["et-plane-arbre", "et-platane"]·heb["ו-ערמון", "ו-ערמונים"]·HI["और-अर्मोन", "और-चिनार"]·ID["dan-pohon berangan", "dan-pohon-berangan"]·IT["[וערמנים]", "e-plane-albero"]·jav["lan-kastanye", "lan-wit-dlima"]·KO["그리고-플라타너스들이", "그리고-플라타너스의"]·PT["e-de-plátano", "e-plátanos"]·RU["и-платана", "и-платаны"]·ES["y-de-castaño", "y-plátanos"]·SW["na-miplatani", "na-mkestani"]·TR["ve-çınar", "ve-çınarlar"]·urd["اور-حازر-کی", "اور-چنار"]
Related Senses
H3754 1. vineyard, cultivated grape plot (92×)H0730 1. cedar tree or wood (73×)H1612 1. vine, grapevine (55×)H3293a 1. forest, wood, thicket (55×)H5560 1. fine flour (53×)H5193 1. plant vegetation (48×)H2232 1. sow seed, plant crops (41×)H1715 1. grain, cereal crop (40×)H7114b 1. reap, harvest grain (36×)H2132 1. olive tree (34×)H8184 1. barley (34×)H2406 1. wheat (grain crop) (30×)H7070 1. reed, cane (plant) (30×)H7848 1. acacia (28×)H8328 1. root of a plant (28×)H8384 1. fig tree (25×)H5488 1. reeds, rushes (in 'Sea of Reeds') (24×)G0290 1. a vineyard (23×)G2325 1. reap, harvest a crop (21×)G4687 1. sow seed, plant (21×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עַרְמוֹן n.[m.] plane-tree (as stripped of bark);—ע׳ Gn 30:37 (J); pl. עַרְמֹנִים Ez 31:8.