Quick Definition
sycamore
Strong's Definition
a sycamore (usually the tree)
Derivation: or (feminine) שִׁקְמָה; of uncertain derivation;
KJV Usage: sycamore (fruit, tree).
TWOT Reference: 2455
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁקְמָה (shiq.mah) — sycamore. sycamore tree (bearing figs)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Trees
sycamore tree = a tree up to 10 m high with large low, spreading branches; its fruit grows in bunches on the trunk and branches of the tree rather than among the leaves; ◄ Ficus sycomorus; ► its fruit is edible but not as juicy or sweet as the more common variety of fig; ≈ image of something plentiful
1KI 10:27 · 1CH 27:28 · 2CH 1:15 · 2CH 9:27 · PSA 78:47 · ISA 9:9 · AMO 7:14
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שִׁקְמָה] n.f. sycomore tree base