Easton's Bible Dictionary (1.) Hebrews `arabim (Leviticus 23:40; Job 40:22; Isaiah 15:7; 44:3, 4; Psalm 137:1, 2). This was supposed to be the weeping willow, called by Linnaeus Salix Babylonica, from the reference in Psalm 137. This tree is frequently found "on the coast, overhanging wells and pools. There is a conspicuous tree of this species over a pond in the plain of Acre, and others on the Phoenician plain." There are several species of the salix in Palestine, but it is not indigenous to Babylonia, nor was it cultivated there. Some are of opinion that the tree intended is the tamarisk or poplar. (2.) Hebrews tzaphtzaphah (Ezek. 17:5), called by the Arabs the safsaf, the general name for the willow. This may be the Salix AEgyptica of naturalists. Tristram thinks that by the "willow by the water-courses," the Nerium oleander, the rose-bay oleander, is meant. He says, "It fringes the Upper Jordan, dipping its wavy crown of red into the spray in the rapids under Hermon, and is nutured by the oozy marshes in the Lower Jordan nearly as far as to Jericho...On the Arnon, on the Jabbok, and the Yarmuk it forms a continuous fringe. In many of the streams of Moab it forms a complete screen, which the sun's rays can never penetrate to evaporate the precious moisture. The wild boar lies safely ensconced under its impervious cover." Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia WILLOWS wil'-oz (`arabhim); itea (Leviticus 23:40 Job 40:22 Psalm 137:2 Isaiah 15:7; Isaiah 44:4)): In all references this tree is mentioned as beside running water. They may all refer to the willow, two varieties of which, Salix fragilis and S. alba, occur commonly in Palestine, or to the closely allied Populus euphratus (also Natural Order Salicaceae), which is even more plentiful, especially on the Jordan and its tributaries. The Brook of the Willows (Isaiah 15:7) must have been some stream running from Moab to the Jordan or Dead Sea. Popular fancy has associated the willows of Psalm 137:2 with the so-called "weeping willow" (Salix babylonica), but though this tree is found today in Palestine, it is an introduction from Japan and cannot have existed "by the waters of Babylon" at the time of the captivity. E. W. G. Masterman WILLOWS, THE BROOK OF THE Evidently mentioned as the boundary of Moab (Isaiah 15:7) and generally identified with the brook Zered. See BROOK; ZERED.

Multi-Version Concordance Willows (5 Occurrences) Leviticus 23:40 You shall take on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God seven days. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Job 40:22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Psalms 137:2 On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV) Isaiah 15:7 Therefore they will carry away the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have stored up, over the brook of the willows. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV) Isaiah 44:4 and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)