אֵ֫שֶׁל

אֵ֫שֶׁל noun masculine tamarisk-tree (Arabic , Sabean אתֿל SabDenkm⁶⁵ compare DHM^{BS ii. 958}; on an Aramaic אַתְלָא see Löw^{No. 38}; compare Tristr^{FFP 250}) planted by Abraham Gen 21:33 (J); in 1Sam 22:6 Saul is dwelling בַּגִּבְעָה תַּחַתהָֿאֵשֶׁל בָּרָמָה; 1Sam 31:13 Saul and his sons are buried ׳תַּחַתהָֿא; it was perhaps a sacred tree, marking shrine.