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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MULBERRY; TREES

mul'-ber-i, (bekha'im; Septuagint apioi, "pear trees" (2 Samuel 5:23; 1 Chronicles 14:14, margin "balsam-trees"; Psalm 84:6, the King James Version "Baca," margin "mulberry trees," the Revised Version (British and American) "weeping," margin "balsam-trees"): According to Arabic writers the Baca tree is similar to the balsam (Balsamodendron opobalsamum), and grows near Mecca; no such tree is, however, known in Palestine. The name may, in Hebrew, have been applied to some species of ACACIA (which see). The idea of "weeping" implied in the root, both in Hebrew and Arabic, may be explained by the exudation of gum. "The sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees" has been explained to refer to the quivering of the leaves of poplars, but there is not much to support this view (see POPLAR). The translation "mulberry trees" is, however, even more improbable, as this tree, though very plentiful today, had not been introduced into Palestine in Old Testament times.

Mulberry (moron, (1 Maccabees 6:34)): The Syrians at Bathzacharias "to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight, they, shewed them the blood of grapes and mulberries." This reference must be to the deep red juice of the black mulberry (Morus nigra), the tut shami of Palestine, a variety cultivated all over the land' for its luscious, juicy fruit.

See SYCOMORE.

E. W. G. Masterman

Greek

4809. sukomorea -- the fig-mulberry tree, sycamore fig
... the fig-mulberry tree, sycamore fig. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
sukomorea Phonetic Spelling: (soo-kom-o-rah'-yah) Short Definition: a ...
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4807. sukaminos -- the mulberry tree, the sycamine
... the mulberry tree, the sycamine. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
sukaminos Phonetic Spelling: (soo-kam'-ee-nos) Short Definition: a sycamore ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1057. baka -- balsam tree
... mulberry tree. The same as Baka'; the weeping tree (some gum- distilling tree, perhaps
the balsam) -- mulberry tree. see HEBREW Baka'. 1056, 1057. baka. 1058 ...
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Library

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees
... The Sound in the Mulberry Trees. A Sermon (No.147). Delivered on Sabbath Morning,
May 31, 1857, by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/the sound in the mulberry.htm

Books for Sunday Schools. --- 200 Mulberry-Street, New York. ...
... BOOKS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. "- 200 Mulberry-street, New York. ""- IDLE DICK
AND POOR WATCHMAKER. Originally written in French, by Rev. ...
/.../stories of boys and girls who loved the saviour/books for sunday schools -.htm

Continues the Same Subject: Explains the Prayer of Union by a ...
... When, in the warm weather, the mulberry trees come into leaf, the little egg
which was lifeless before its food was ready, begins to live. ...
/.../teresa/the interior castle or the mansions/chapter ii continues the same 3.htm

The Adventures of Saint Denis of France.
... their swords. After living many months on this hard fare a mulberry-tree, loaded
with luscious fruit, appeared before them. "Ah!" exclaimed ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter five the adventures of.htm

The Great Confession - the Great Commission - the Great ...
... Philippi. About an hour and a half farther, we strike the ancient Roman
road. We are now amidst vines and mulberry-trees. Passing ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xxxvii the great confession.htm

A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Volume IV
... NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY T. MASON AND G. LANE,. FOR THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,.
AT THE CONFERENCE OFFICE, 200 MULBERRY-STREET. J. Collord, Printer. 1839. ...
/.../bangs/a history of the methodist episcopal church volume iv/title page.htm

A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Volume III
... NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY T. MASON AND G. LANE,. FOR THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,.
AT THE CONFERENCE OFFICE, 200 MULBERRY-STREET. J. Collord, Printer. 1839. ...
/.../bangs/a history of the methodist episcopal church volume iii/title page.htm

A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Volume II
... NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY T. MASON AND G. LANE,. FOR THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,.
AT THE CONFERENCE OFFICE, 200 MULBERRY-STREET. J. Collord, Printer. 1839. ...
/.../bangs/a history of the methodist episcopal church volume ii/title page.htm

A History of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Volume I
... NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY T. MASON AND G. LANE,. FOR THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,.
AT THE CONFERENCE OFFICE, 200 MULBERRY-STREET. J. Collord, Printer. 1839. ...
/.../bangs/a history of the methodist episcopal church volume i/title page.htm

Stories of Boys and Girls Who Loved the Saviour
... A Token for Children. EXTRACTED FROM A LATE AUTHOR, By John Wesley, AM. New York:
PUBLISHED BY CARLTON & PORTER, SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 200 MULBERRY STREET. ...
/.../wesley/stories of boys and girls who loved the saviour/title page.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hebrews bakah, "to weep;" rendered "Baca" (R.V., "weeping") in Psalm 84:6. The plural form of the Hebrew bekaim is rendered "mulberry trees" in 2 Samuel 5:23, 24 and 1 Chronicles 14:14, 15. The tree here alluded to was probably the aspen or trembling poplar. "We know with certainty that the black poplar, the aspen, and the Lombardy poplar grew in Palestine. The aspen, whose long leaf-stalks cause the leaves to tremble with every breath of wind, unites with the willow and the oak to overshadow the watercourses of the Lebanon, and with the oleander and the acacia to adorn the ravines of Southern Palestine" (Kitto). By "the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees" we are to understand a rustling among the trees like the marching of an army. This was the signal that the Lord himself would lead forth David's army to victory. (see SYCAMINE.)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus Morus; also, the tree itself. See Morus.

2. (n.) A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry.

Thesaurus

Mulberry (6 Occurrences)
... Hebrews bakah, "to weep;" rendered "Baca" (RV, "weeping") in Psalm 84:6. The plural
form of the Hebrew bekaim is rendered "mulberry trees" in 2 Samuel 5:23, 24 ...
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Mulberry-trees (4 Occurrences)
Mulberry-trees. Mulberry-tree, Mulberry-trees. Mulcted .
Multi-Version Concordance Mulberry-trees (4 Occurrences). 2 ...
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Mulberry-tree (1 Occurrence)
Mulberry-tree. Mulberry, Mulberry-tree. Mulberry-trees . Multi-Version
Concordance Mulberry-tree (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 40:20 The ...
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Black-mulberry-tree (1 Occurrence)
Black-mulberry-tree. Blackish, Black-mulberry-tree. Blackness .
Multi-Version Concordance Black-mulberry-tree (1 Occurrence). ...
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Sycamine (1 Occurrence)
... Sycamine tree. Mentioned only in Luke 17:6. It is rendered by Luther "mulberry
tree" (qv), which is most probably the correct rendering. ...
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Balsam (10 Occurrences)
... Circle around behind them, and attack them over against the mulberry trees. ... Turn
away from them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees. ...
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Trees (179 Occurrences)
... pea. It is common in the Jordan valley. This plant has nothing to do with
the Egyptian lotus. See LILY. MULBERRY; TREES. mul'-ber ...
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Tops (37 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 5:24 It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the
mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has ...
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Marching (17 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 5:24 It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the
mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has ...
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Sycamore (9 Occurrences)
... sycomoros), a tree which in its general character resembles the fig-tree, while
its leaves resemble those of the mulberry; hence it is called the fig-mulberry...
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Bible Concordance

Mulberry (6 Occurrences)

Luke 17:6 "If your faith," replied the Lord, "is like a mustard seed, you might command this black-mulberry-tree, 'Tear up your roots and plant yourself in the sea,' and instantly it would obey you.
(WEY NAS NIV)

Luke 19:4 So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.
(WEY)

2 Samuel 5:23 When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, "You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them over against the mulberry trees.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

2 Samuel 5:24 It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall stir yourself up; for then Yahweh has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

1 Chronicles 14:14 David inquired again of God; and God said to him, "You shall not go up after them. Turn away from them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

1 Chronicles 14:15 It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall go out to battle; for God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Mulberry

Mulberry Tree: General Scriptures Concerning

Related Terms

Mulberry-trees (4 Occurrences)

Mulberry-tree (1 Occurrence)

Black-mulberry-tree (1 Occurrence)

Sycamine (1 Occurrence)

Balsam (10 Occurrences)

Trees (179 Occurrences)

Tops (37 Occurrences)

Marching (17 Occurrences)