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Meaning of "terebinth" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TEREBINTH

From Latin terebinthus, from Greek terebinthos turpentine tree.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TEREBINTH

terebinth  [ˈtɛrɪbɪnθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEREBINTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Terebinth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEREBINTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Terebinth

Terebinth refers to two similar species of the plant genus Pistacia: ▪ Pistacia palaestina of the Asiatic Mediterranean region ▪ Pistacia terebinthus of more westerly parts of the Mediterranean basin...

Definition of terebinth in the English dictionary

The definition of terebinth in the dictionary is a small anacardiaceous tree, Pistacia terebinthus, of the Mediterranean region, having winged leafstalks and clusters of small flowers, and yielding a turpentine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEREBINTH


absinth
ˈæbsɪnθ
absinthe
ˈæbsɪnθ
colocynth
ˈkɒləsɪnθ
Corinth
ˈkɒrɪnθ
helminth
ˈhɛlmɪnθ
hyacinth
ˈhaɪəsɪnθ
jacinth
ˈdʒæsɪnθ
jacinthe
ˈdʒæsɪnθ
labyrinth
ˈlæbərɪnθ
nemathelminth
ˌnɛməˈθɛlmɪnθ
ninth
naɪnθ
platyhelminth
ˌplætɪˈhɛlmɪnθ
plinth
plɪnθ
synth
sɪnθ
trochelminth
ˈtrɒkəlˌmɪnθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEREBINTH

tercio
terebene
terebic acid
terebinthine
terebra
terebrant
terebrate
terebration
teredines
teredo
Terence
Terengganu
terephthalate
terephthalic
terephthalic acid
teres
Teresa
Tereshkova
Teresina
terete

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEREBINTH

amaranth
eighteenth
eleventh
fifteenth
fourteenth
grape hyacinth
Gulf of Corinth
Isthmus of Corinth
Juneteenth
month
nineteenth
nth
seventeenth
seventh
sixteenth
tenth
thirteenth
water hyacinth
wild hyacinth
wood hyacinth

Synonyms and antonyms of terebinth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «terebinth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEREBINTH

Find out the translation of terebinth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of terebinth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «terebinth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

橡树
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terebinto
570 millions of speakers

English

terebinth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टेरापीन्थ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بطم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

терпентинное дерево
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terebinth
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তার্পিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

térébinthe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terebinth
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

terebinth
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テレビンノキ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상수리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terebinth
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây vân hương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கருவாலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेरेबिंथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sakız ağacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terebinth
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

terebint
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

терпентінное дерево
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terebint
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τερεβίνθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terpentynboom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

terebint
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Terebinth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of terebinth

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEREBINTH»

The term «terebinth» is normally little used and occupies the 126.715 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEREBINTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «terebinth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «terebinth» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about terebinth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEREBINTH»

Discover the use of terebinth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to terebinth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In the shade of the terebinth: tales of a night journey
Unexpected Gospel characters relate stories that enable the life and person of Jesus to walk off the pages of Scripture and into your imagination.
Gabriel Meyer, 1994
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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible DDD
In the OT, the terebinth is frequently mentioned in connection with holy places like ^Shechem (Gen 35:4), Ophrah (Judg 6:11.19) and Jabesh (1 Chr 10:12). In the book of Hosea the offerings under -'oak, poplar, and terebinth are condemned ...
K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, 1999
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Life in Biblical Israel
I spread out my branches like a terebinth, my branches so bright and so graceful. I bud forth delights like the vine; my blossoms become fruit fair and rich (Sir. 24: 13-17). More than fifteen species of trees are mentioned in the Bible, some more  ...
Philip J. King, Lawrence E. Stager, 2001
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The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
Cont. ol. terebinth. Oct. 1st, Has taken the turpentine regularly, but complains that it gives him pain when making water, bowels open. The inflammation of both eyes remains much the same. Omittr. o!. terebinth. Pulv. jalap, c 5j. Rep. gutt. bellad ...
‎1830
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the medico-chirurgical review
Cont. terebinth. Lot. Ext. beUadon- M 5th. Eye better ; pupil still dilated and irregular, and not acting; no pain. Cont. mcd. Omit. lot. Ext. belladonna!. 7th. Eye much better ; sees more distinctly, but still the pupil is irregular and dilated ; colour of ...
james johnson, 1832
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Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
The UV absorption spectrum of the unknown component closely matched that of terebinth tree resin, which was known as the “queen of resins” in Roman times. The relative amounts of the four triter- penoid acids distinguish terebinth tree resin ...
Patrick E. McGovern, 2013
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The book of prescriptions: containing 2900 prescriptions, ...
2737 R- Olei Terebinth. Sss. Mellis, Sj. Pulv. Tragacantb.se, Tinet. Lavand. co. Sss. Aquse, Siv. Misce. One-fourth part for a dose. Stimulant. — Dr. Hooper. 2738 R- Olei Terebinth. TTlxix. Mucilaginis, Sss. Sodse Bicarb. 3ss. Aquse destil.
Henry Beasley, 1855
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Julius Africanus Chronographiae:
F30 The Terebinth Tree in Shechem F30a F30b Jacob was displeased by what Simeon and Levi had done in Shechem against the inhabitants there in retaliation for their sister's defilement. And he buried in Shechem1 the gods that he ...
Sextus Julius Africanus, Martin Wallraff, Umberto Roberto, 2007
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Three Approaches to Biblical Metaphor: From Abraham Ibn Ezra ...
On Isa 1:30, "You shall be like a terebinth tree104 wilted of leaf, and like a garden that has no water," he opens his analysis by identifying the obvious point of connection between the image and topic, the people of Judah: "You shall be like an ...
Mordechai Z. Cohen, 2003
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Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: A Historical Analysis of Two ...
Ben Sira describes the terebinth as follows (24:16): Like a terebinth I have extended my branches, And my branches are branches of glory and grace. As in other parts of the eastern Mediterranean outside of forested mountains, a fine shade ...
William Foxwell Albright, 1968

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEREBINTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term terebinth is used in the context of the following news items.
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The spot has been developed as a recreation area and picnic site by the Jewish National Fund, filled with olive, terebinth, oak and cypress trees. Benches face a ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
2
A six-sided swim in the Golan's Hexagon Pool
Well-preserved Atlantic terebinth and Tabor oak lining the slopes from this portion of the trip onward are part of the Yehudiya Forest. Christ thorn jujube trees can ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
3
BLOG: Jerusalem Hills under Threat
The forest consists mostly of pine and cypress trees as well as oak, terebinth, carob, olive, fig and pomegranate trees. At its largest, the forest extended over ... «Israel Today, Jun 15»
4
Walk the scenic route around Mt. Tabor, in the shadow of the …
“Finally. . .a forest worthy of its name” he wrote later, “the ground covered with shrubs, lentisk terebinth, wild almond, strawberry and bay trees, and masses of ... «The Times of Israel, Apr 15»
5
Lubya in the pines — a visit to an ethnically-cleansed Palestinian …
We then turned up another narrow dirt road between barren terebinth trees and climbed up the hill, Lubya's former residential area with its ruins now part of the ... «Mondoweiss, Feb 15»
6
Did ancient Jews worship trees?
The first indication that trees were held to be divine, is that two words frequently appearing in the bible, alon (oak) and ela (terebinth - a kind of pistachio tree), ... «Haaretz, Feb 15»
7
Scientific Evidence Shows Precious Frankincense Was Still Used at …
According to Science Daily, the resins found came from different plant families, including Pistacia (mastic/terebinth) from the Mediterranean or the Levant; ... «New Historian, Dec 14»
8
The God factor and the pistachio tree
A rare one whose leaves do turn russet in the best tradition of more northern climes is the wild terebinth, a.k.a. the Atlantic pistachio – oft-mentioned in the bible ... «Haaretz, Dec 14»
9
MainJudaismTo Seize the Gates of Our Foes
The Bible states: Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, at the terebinth of Moreh. The Canaanites were then in the land (Gen. 12:6). «Arutz Sheva, Nov 14»
10
Downtown West Palm Beach Launches New Arts & Entertainment …
... Beach Pops, Palm Beach Symphony, Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Sunfest, Terebinth Studio & Gallery ... «PR Newswire, Nov 14»

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