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Jonah 4:6

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gourd: or, palmcrist, Heb. Kikajon:, χιχιεο: strong:H7021, probably the palma Christi:, called kiki: or kouki: by the Egyptians, and Elkherod: by the Arabs, from which caster oil is extracted. It is as large as the olive tree, has leaves like those of a vine, sometimes as broad as the brim of a hat, and is of very quick growth.

So: Esther 5:9; Proverbs 23:5; Isaiah 39:2; Amos 6:13; Luke 10:20; 1 Corinthians 7:30

was exceeding glad: Heb. rejoiced with great joy

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