Commentary for Hosea 4:13
עַל־רָאשֵׁ֨י הֶהָרִ֜ים יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ וְעַל־הַגְּבָעוֹת֙ יְקַטֵּ֔רוּ תַּ֣חַת אַלּ֧וֹן וְלִבְנֶ֛ה וְאֵלָ֖ה כִּ֣י ט֣וֹב צִלָּ֑הּ עַל־כֵּ֗ן תִּזְנֶ֙ינָה֙ בְּנ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם וְכַלּוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם תְּנָאַֽפְנָה׃
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, And offer upon the hills, Under oaks and poplars and terebinths, Because the shadow thereof is good; Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, And your daughters-in-law commit adultery. .
Rashi on Hosea
oaks kיsna (chיna) in old French, upon which grows a fruit called ‘glant’ in old French (acorns).
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Rashi on Hosea
styraxes Heb. לִבְנֶה, a tree whose bark is white (Heb. לָבָן).
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Rashi on Hosea
elms ‘olma’ in old French, whose branches are many and are planted for shade.
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