Thyine, Wood

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · James Orr and contributors

thi'-in (xulon thuinon): An aromatic wood described as sold in "Babylon" (Re 18:12, the King James Version margin "sweet wood"). It is the wood of the thya (thuia) tree, probably identical with Thuia articulata an evergreen tree growing in North Africa, resembling the cypress, which in Roman times was employed for making valuable furniture.

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Read “Thyine wood” in the 3 dictionaries

Thyine woodEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Thyine WoodSmith’s Bible Dictionary

Source of the article

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 2.2; historical scholarship originally published in 1915