Bible Dictionary · E
Elm
Hos 4:13; rendered “terebinth” in the Revised Version. It is the Pistacia terebinthus of Linn., a tree common in Palestine, long-lived, and therefore often employed for landmarks and in designating places (Gen 35:4; Judg 6:11, Judg 6:19. Rendered “oak” in both A.V. and R.V.). (See TEIL Tree.)
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
