דרדר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ד־ר־ד־ר (d-r-d-r)

Compare Aramaic דַּרְדָּרָא.

Noun

דַּרְדַּר • (dardár) m

1. thorn, thistle
   • Tanach, Genesis 3:18, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְקוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר תַּצְמִיחַ לָךְ וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה׃

     V-qotz v-dardár tatsmíaḥ lakh v-akhaltá et 'éśev ha-śadeh

     Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

2. starthistle, knapweed

References

• H1863 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible