Easton's Bible Dictionary Pine tree Hebrews tidhar, mentioned along with the fir-tree in Isaiah 41:19; 60:13. This is probably the cypress; or it may be the stone-pine, which is common on the northern slopes of Lebanon. Some suppose that the elm, others that the oak, or holm, or ilex, is meant by the Hebrew word. In Nehemiah 8:15 the Revised Version has "wild olive" instead of "pine." (see FIR.) Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) Woe; torment; pain. 2. (v.) To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict. 3. (v.) To grieve or mourn for. 4. (v. i.) To suffer; to be afflicted. 5. (v. i.) To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any distress or anxiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with away. 6. (v. i.) To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for something; -- usually followed by for. 7. (n.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus. 8. (n.) The wood of the pine tree. 9. (n.) A pineapple.
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