| 单词 | oak of bashan |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoak of Bashan oak of Bashan n. [translating Hebrew 'allōnē habbāšān, 'allōnē ƀāšān (plural).] now rare a kind of oak mentioned in the Bible (Isaiah 2:13, Ezekiel 27:6, Zechariah 11:2) as found in the district of Bashan (in allusive references to its strength); the valonia oak, Quercus macrolepis (formerly Q. aegilops), identified with this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [noun] > valonia oak aegilops1597 oak of Bashana1669 valonia oak1830 valonidi1850 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. ii. 13 For the day of the Lord of hostes shall bee..vpon all the Cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted vp, and vpon all the okes of Bashan.] a1669 P. Bulkeley Lamentation for T. Hooker in N. Morton New-Englands Memoriall 127 When all strong Oaks of Bashan us'd to quake..The stoutest Hearts he filled full of fears. 1892 A. M. Clerke Familiar Stud. Homer vi. 152 The species of oak at present dominant both in Greece and the Troad is the ‘oak of Bashan’, Quercus ægilops. 1967 M. Samuel Certain People of Bk. 101 He is a third as tall again as Goliath and even the famous oak of Bashan is not strong enough to support his weight. < as lemmas |
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