Briar
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Same as Brier.

2. (n.) A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax.

3. (n.) Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.

Greek
942. batos -- a bramble bush
... bramble. Word Origin a prim. word Definition a bramble bush NASB Word Usage
briar bush (1), bush (2), thorn bush (2). bramble, bush. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2312. chedeq -- a briar
... 2311, 2312. chedeq. 2313 . a briar. Transliteration: chedeq Phonetic
Spelling: (khay'-dek) Short Definition: briar. Word Origin ...
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5544. sillon -- a briar
sillon or sallon. 5543c, 5544. sillon or sallon. 5545 . a briar. Transliteration:
sillon or sallon Phonetic Spelling: (sil-lone') Short Definition: brier. ...
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2336. choach -- briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter
... 2335, 2336. choach. 2337 . briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter. Transliteration:
choach Phonetic Spelling: (kho'-akh) Short Definition: bush. ...
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Library

'The Sword of the Spirit'
... One sometimes sees on a wild briar a graft which has been carefully inserted and
bandaged up, but which has failed to strike, and so the strain of the briar ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the sword of the spirit.htm

The Release of Saint George.
... and heard the same sounds as did Saint David and the faithful Owen; but, equally
dauntless, they clove their onward way through brake and briar, in spite of ...
/.../kingston/the seven champions of christendom/chapter eleven the release of.htm

Concerning Persecution
... A persecutor is a pricking briar' (Ezekiel 28:24); therefore the church
is described to be a lily among thorns' (Canticles 2:2). ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/21 concerning persecution.htm

A Thanksgiving to God, for his House
... small; A little buttery, and therein A little bin, Which keeps my little loaf of
bread Unchipt, unflead; Some brittle sticks of thorn or briar Make me a fire ...
/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/a thanksgiving to god for.htm

The Young Knight: a Parable
... He twined the wild briar, red and white, Upon his head the garland dight, The green
leaves withered black as night, And burnt into his brain O! ...
/.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the young knight a parable.htm

Pilgrim Song
... What if our feet be torn? Where He has marked the pathway. All hail the briar and
thorn! Scarce seen, scarce heard, unreckoned,. Despised, defamed, unknown,. ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/pilgrim song.htm

A Thanksgiving to God for his House
... Which keeps my little loaf of Bread. Unchipt, unflead [95] : Some brittle sticks
of thorn or briar. Make me a fire,. Close by whose living coal I sit,. ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/xciv a thanksgiving to god.htm

On Easter
... the Church. By cultivating rustic hearts with mild conversations, a crop
is produced from a briar by the bounty of Felix. The Saxon ...
//christianbookshelf.org/venantius/on easter/on easter.htm

Supposing Him to be the Gardener
... He can cause the fir tree to flourish instead of the thorn, and the myrtle instead
of the briar; but no one else can accomplish such a change. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/supposing him to be the.htm

Concerning Peaceableness
... Grace turns the vulture into a dove, the briar into a myrtle tree (Isaiah
55:13), the lion-like fierceness into a lamb-like gentleness. ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/18 concerning peaceableness.htm

Thesaurus
Briar (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Briar (2 Occurrences). ... (See NAS). Micah 7:4 The best of
them is as a briar; the most upright, worse than a thorn-fence. ...
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Briars (11 Occurrences)

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Thorn-fence (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Thorn-fence (1 Occurrence). Micah 7:4 The best of them
is as a briar; the most upright, worse than a thorn-fence. ...
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Brethren's (2 Occurrences)

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Brier (10 Occurrences)
... Matthew 7:16, "thistle.". Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) Alt. of Briar. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. BRIER. bri'-er. See THORNS. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Resources
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Briar (2 Occurrences)

Luke 6:44
For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don't gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.
(See NAS)

Micah 7:4
The best of them is as a briar; the most upright, worse than a thorn-fence. The day of thy watchmen, thy visitation is come; now shall be their perplexity.
(DBY NAS)

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