Nettle

William Smith's Bible Dictionary

a well-known plant covered with minute sharp hairs; containing a poison that produces a painful, stifling sensation. It grows on neglected ground. A different Hebrew word in (Job 30:7; Proverbs 24:31; Zephaniah 2:9) seems to indicate a different species.

Related Words

Nettle
·vt To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasi...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Nettle
1) Heb. haral, "pricking" or "burning," Prov. 24:30, 31 (R.V. marg., "wild vetches"); Job 30:7; Zeph...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Sea nettle
·- A jellyfish, or medusa. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
giant-nettle
i.q. nettle-tree (q.v.). ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
nettle-tree
n. Two species of Laportea, N.O. Urticaceae, large scrub-trees, arecalled by this name – – Giant Ne...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
sea-nettle
An immemorial name of several zoophytes and marine creatures of the class Acalephæ, which have the p...

The Sailor's Word-Book