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Nettle

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Nettle. A well-known plant covered with minute sharp hairs, containing a poison that produces a painful, stinging 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.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Nettle'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​n/nettle.html. 1893.
 
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