tribulum

a 'tribulum' or threshing-sedge over ears of grain.

Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Alexander Maclaren 1868

Et spinam et tribulum germinabit tibi, et comedes herbam agri.

Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996

It was somewhat like the Roman tribulum, or threshing instrument.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

Macedonian war, the _tribulum_ or property-tax was no longer imposed upon all citizens.

Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero W. Warde Fowler 1884

His object in sending tribulation (derived from the Latin tribulum, a "threshing instrument," Lu 22: 31; Ro 5: 3) is to sever the moral chaff from the wheat, not to crush utterly; "His judgments are usually in the line of our offenses; by the nature of the judgments we may usually ascertain the nature of the sin" [Barnes].

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

Tryblion is related to the Latin tribulum "threshing sledge," from terere "to rub, turn or throw."

American Chronicle 2009

If a project is well funded by 3rd party organizations, it should be a part of fair play to expect a minimal tribulum paid back to OSGeo.

Planet Geospatial 2009

_tribulum_ and the modern Syrian _morej_, were or are similar, and the

Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 Various

(Heb. harits), a tribulum or sharp threshing sledge; a frame armed on the under side with rollers or sharp spikes (2 Sam.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897