This word describes thick, interwoven tree branches or the network of boughs forming dense foliage. It appears in 2 Samuel 18:9 in the famous account of Absalom's death, where his head or hair caught in 'the branches of the oak' as he rode his mule beneath. The term emphasizes the tangled, interlocking nature of the tree's bough structure—thick enough to trap a rider. The image suggests dense overhead foliage with branches interwoven like a net. This natural snare became the means of Absalom's capture and ultimately his death, as he hung helpless between heaven and earth.