Appendix:Gikun Usage in Meiji Version of Japanese Bible/荊棘

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
いばら
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
irregular

Etymology

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Gikun word derived by applying Chinese-derived spelling 荊棘 (thorny plants), a term which decomposes into (thorns) + (thorns), to native Japanese word or the same meaning いばら (ibara, thorny plants, thorns).

Noun

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荊棘 (いばら)[1](ibara) → (いばら) (ibara), (いばら) (ibara), (いばら) (ibara), 荊棘(けいきょく) (keikyoku)

  1. thorns

Quotations

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  1. ^ OT, page 4:
    (つち)荊棘(いばら)(あざみ)とを(なんぢ)のために(しやう)ずべしまた(なんぢ)()草蔬(くさ)(くら)ふべし
    Tsuchi wa ibara to azami to wo nanji no tame ni shozubeshi mata nanji wa no no kusa wo kuraubeshi
    Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field