KJV dictionary & concordance
A prickly plant or shrub.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Isaiah 55:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
In stead of the thorne shall come vp the Firre tree, and in stead of the brier shall come vp the Myrtle tree, and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an euerlasting signe that shall not bee cut off.
¶ And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord God.
¶ And there shall be no more a pricking briar vnto the house of Israel, nor any grieuing thorne of all that are round about them that despised them, and they shal know that I am the LORD God.
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
The best of them is as a brier: the most vpright is sharper then a thorne hedge: the day of thy watchmen, and thy visitation commeth; now shall be their perplexitie.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Isaiah contrasts the brier with a myrtle tree, Ezekiel calls it pricking, and Micah compares it with a thorn hedge. The candidate removes the editorial preface while retaining the complete plant sense.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
In a general sense, a prickly plant or shrub.
