Reference: Pine Tree
Easton
Heb tidhar, mentioned along with the fir-tree in Isa 41:19; 60:13. This is probably the cypress; or it may be the stone-pine, which is common on the northern slopes of Lebanon. Some suppose that the elm, others that the oak, or holm, or ilex, is meant by the Hebrew word. In Ne 8:15 the Revised Version has "wild olive" instead of "pine." (See Fir.)
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Morish
1. tidhar. A tree that grew on Mount Lebanon, but of what sort is uncertain. Isa 41:19; 60:13.
2. ets shemen, 'trees of oil,' Ne 8:15. See OIL TREE.
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Smith
Pine tree.
1. Heb. tidhar.
What tree is intended is not certain: but the rendering "pine," seems least probable of any.
2. Shemen,
is probably the wild olive.
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Watsons
PINE TREE. The pine appears in our translation three times, Ne 8:15; Isa 41:19; 60:13. Ne 8:15, giving directions for observing the feast of tabernacles, says, "Fetch olive branches, pine branches, myrtle branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths." The Hebrew phrase ?? ???, means literally branches of oily or gummy plants. The LXX say cypress. Scheuchzer says the Turks call the cypress zemin. The author of "Scripture Illustrated" says," I should prefer the whole species called jasmin, on account of its verdure, its fragrance, and its flowers, which are highly esteemed. The word jasmin and jasemin of the Turks, resembles strongly the shemen of the Hebrew original here. The Persians also name this plant semen and simsyk." The authority, however, of the Septuagint must prevail. In Isa 41:19; 60:13, the Hebrew word is ????; a tree, says Parkhurst, so called from the springiness or elasticity of its wood. Luther thought it the elm, which is a lofty and spreading tree; and Dr. Stock renders it the ash. After all, it may be thought advisable to retain the pine. La Roche, describing a valley near to Mount Lebanon, has this observation: "La continuelle verdure des pins et des chenes verds fait toujours sa beaute." [The perpetual verdure of the pines and the live oaks makes it ever beautiful.]